diff --git a/qemu-build.sh b/qemu-build.sh
index c17b654..b2d0224 100755
--- a/qemu-build.sh
+++ b/qemu-build.sh
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@
     libslirp-dev \
     make \
     ninja-build \
+    python3-venv \
     python3-yaml \
     iputils-ping