diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dpdk/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dpdk/default.nix
index 7592be483f53..1ec3d552fb36 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dpdk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dpdk/default.nix
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     numactl
     openssl.dev
     zlib
+    python3
   ] ++ lib.optionals mod kernel.moduleBuildDependencies;
 
   # Propagated to support current DPDK users in nixpkgs which statically link