diff --git a/contrib/scripts/nm-in-container.sh b/contrib/scripts/nm-in-container.sh
index d5331e4c55..444feb55f2 100755
--- a/contrib/scripts/nm-in-container.sh
+++ b/contrib/scripts/nm-in-container.sh
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ FROM $BASE_IMAGE
 ENTRYPOINT ["/sbin/init"]
 
 RUN dnf install -y \\
+    /usr/bin/python \\
     ModemManager-devel \\
     ModemManager-glib-devel \\
     NetworkManager \\