diff --git a/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/default.nix
index 39efd0998dc..d81032ef270 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/drivers/hplip/default.nix
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication {
     reportlab
     usbutils
     sip
+    dbus-python
   ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals withQt5 [
     pyqt5
     enum-compat