diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 802a7d665f0..6f3f46b287b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3510,6 +3510,7 @@ let
       url = "https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/py3status/${name}.tar.gz";
       md5 = "89ad395268c7791ff5d36412b1efeeb9";
     };
+    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ requests2 ];
     meta = {
       maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.garbas ];
     };