diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/freeipa/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/freeipa/default.nix
index 27c17ea793e6..f0256b55c8cb 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/freeipa/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/freeipa/default.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ let
   pathsPy = ./paths.py;
 
   pythonInputs = with python3.pkgs; [
+    distutils
     six
     python-ldap
     dnspython