diff --git a/contrib/build-linux/appimage/Dockerfile b/contrib/build-linux/appimage/Dockerfile
index 5f43ac930..0c125a0c2 100644
--- a/contrib/build-linux/appimage/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/build-linux/appimage/Dockerfile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ RUN apt-get update -q && \
         sudo \
         git \
         wget \
+        python3 \
         make \
         autotools-dev \
         autoconf \