diff --git a/docker/python-builder/Dockerfile b/docker/python-builder/Dockerfile
index b8e5b5faf9..08d1afc840 100644
--- a/docker/python-builder/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/python-builder/Dockerfile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ FROM docker.io/library/python:3.7-slim as fake-python
 
 WORKDIR /tmp
 RUN apt-get update \
-  && apt-get install -y equivs \
+  && apt-get install -y curl equivs \
   && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 COPY python3-dev.control /tmp/python3-dev.control
 RUN equivs-build /tmp/python3-dev.control