diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/nbqa/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/nbqa/default.nix
index 5a05f403b641..251083be4c10 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/nbqa/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/nbqa/default.nix
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     ]
     ++ (with python3.pkgs; [
       autoflake
+      distutils
       flake8
       isort
       jupytext