diff --git a/rules/sonic-utilities.mk b/rules/sonic-utilities.mk
index 6938a3790d..96091ddbc2 100644
--- a/rules/sonic-utilities.mk
+++ b/rules/sonic-utilities.mk
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@ SONIC_UTILS = python-sonic-utilities_1.2-1_all.deb
 $(SONIC_UTILS)_SRC_PATH = $(SRC_PATH)/sonic-utilities
 $(SONIC_UTILS)_DEBS_DEPENDS = $(LIBYANG) $(LIBYANG_CPP) $(LIBYANG_PY2) \
                                      $(LIBYANG_PY3)
-$(SONIC_UTILS)_WHEEL_DEPENDS = $(SONIC_CONFIG_ENGINE) $(SONIC_YANG_MGMT_PY)
+$(SONIC_UTILS)_WHEEL_DEPENDS = $(SONIC_CONFIG_ENGINE) $(SONIC_YANG_MGMT_PY) \
+                               $(SONIC_YANG_MODELS_PY3)
 SONIC_PYTHON_STDEB_DEBS += $(SONIC_UTILS)