diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index d987d6b96..efe3fda1d 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ steps:
   commands:
     - echo "MAKE_FLAGS:= $COMMON_FLAGS"
     - apt-get update -y
-    - apt-get install -y make $CC gfortran perl
+    - apt-get install -y make $CC gfortran perl python
     - $CC --version
     - make QUIET_MAKE=1 $COMMON_FLAGS
     - make -C test $COMMON_FLAGS