diff --git a/network/chat/telegram-desktop/pspec.xml b/network/chat/telegram-desktop/pspec.xml
index 69335253b4..8ad6c9c2fe 100644
--- a/network/chat/telegram-desktop/pspec.xml
+++ b/network/chat/telegram-desktop/pspec.xml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
             <Dependency>llvm-clang-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>abseil-cpp-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>pipewire-devel</Dependency>
+		<Dependency>python3-packaging</Dependency>
             <!--             <Dependency>kcoreaddons-kf6-devel</Dependency> -->
             <Dependency versionFrom="6.5.3">qt6-declarative-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>