diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/te/tesh/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/te/tesh/package.nix
index d4d2c1e0ed71..13284d8e0db4 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/te/tesh/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/te/tesh/package.nix
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ in python3Packages.buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   checkInputs = [ python3Packages.pytest ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ python3Packages.poetry-core ];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = with python3Packages; [ click pexpect ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = with python3Packages; [ click pexpect distutils ];
 }