diff --git a/build-tools/stx/circular_dep.conf b/build-tools/stx/circular_dep.conf
index 3459b97c..2e2a785c 100644
--- a/build-tools/stx/circular_dep.conf
+++ b/build-tools/stx/circular_dep.conf
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ BUILD ORDER: python-barbicanclient python-openstackclient
 # python-barbicanclient(s) -b> python-openstackclient(python-openstackclient)
 # python-openstackclient(s) -b> python-barbicanclient(python-barbicanclient)
 
+SRC SET: python-novaclient python-openstackclient
+BUILD ORDER: python-novaclient python-openstackclient
+# python-novaclient <------> python-openstackclient
+# python-openstackclient -b> python-novaclient
+
 SRC SET: python-openstacksdk
 BUILD ORDER: python-openstacksdk
 # Self dependency with 1 chain