diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow/bin.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow/bin.nix
index b1767cb0eb22..79495d4e9ac2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow/bin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow/bin.nix
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     astunparse
     flatbuffers
     typing-extensions
+    distutils
     packaging
     protobuf
     numpy