diff --git a/programming/environment/eric6/pspec.xml b/programming/environment/eric6/pspec.xml
index fcc2208f81..dde3a5d78a 100644
--- a/programming/environment/eric6/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/environment/eric6/pspec.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
             <Dependency>qscintilla2-python3</Dependency>
             <Dependency>qt5-webkit-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>qt5-svg-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>python3-sip</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
         <Patches>
         </Patches>