diff --git a/lang/python/python-pycparser/Makefile b/lang/python/python-pycparser/Makefile
index 15aea4b5b..ffd54e7c0 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-pycparser/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-pycparser/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2015-2016 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2015-2018 OpenWrt.org
 #
 # This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
 # See /LICENSE for more information.
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python-pycparser
-PKG_VERSION:=2.17
+PKG_VERSION:=2.18
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=pycparser-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
-PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://pypi.python.org/packages/be/64/1bb257ffb17d01f4a38d7ce686809a736837ad4371bcc5c42ba7a715c3ac
-PKG_HASH:=0aac31e917c24cb3357f5a4d5566f2cc91a19ca41862f6c3c22dc60a629673b6
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://pypi.python.org/packages/8c/2d/aad7f16146f4197a11f8e91fb81df177adcc2073d36a17b1491fd09df6ed
+PKG_HASH:=99a8ca03e29851d96616ad0404b4aad7d9ee16f25c9f9708a11faf2810f7b226
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(BUILD_VARIANT)-pycparser-$(PKG_VERSION)
 
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ PKG_LICENSE:=BSD-3-Clause
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Jeffery To <jeffery.to@gmail.com>
 
+HOST_PYTHON_PACKAGE_BUILD_DEPENDS:="ply==3.10"
+HOST_PYTHON3_PACKAGE_BUILD_DEPENDS:="ply==3.10"
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 $(call include_mk, python-package.mk)
 $(call include_mk, python3-package.mk)