diff --git a/images/Dockerfile.ci b/images/Dockerfile.ci
index d2e60ccd0..ccf588e50 100644
--- a/images/Dockerfile.ci
+++ b/images/Dockerfile.ci
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ RUN apt-get update -y && apt-get install -qy \
         python3-pip \
         python3.6 \
         python3.6-dev \
+        python3.6-distutils \
         python3.9 \
         python3.9-dev \
 # Needed for uwsgi core routing support