diff --git a/debian.realtime/control.stub.in b/debian.realtime/control.stub.in
index 4d051bfba89d..0227fadbf556 100644
--- a/debian.realtime/control.stub.in
+++ b/debian.realtime/control.stub.in
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  pkg-config <!stage1>,
  python3 <!stage1>,
  python3-dev <!stage1>,
+ python3-setuptools <!stage1>,
  flex <!stage1>,
  bison <!stage1>,
  libunwind8-dev [amd64 arm64 armhf ppc64el] <!stage1>,
diff --git a/debian.realtime/rules.d/amd64.mk b/debian.realtime/rules.d/amd64.mk
index e7b29c28d175..97168df11324 100644
--- a/debian.realtime/rules.d/amd64.mk
+++ b/debian.realtime/rules.d/amd64.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ do_tools_usbip  = true
 do_tools_cpupower = true
 do_tools_perf   = true
 do_tools_perf_jvmti = true
+do_tools_perf_python = true
 do_tools_bpftool = true
 do_tools_x86	= true
 do_tools_hyperv	= true
diff --git a/debian.realtime/rules.d/arm64.mk b/debian.realtime/rules.d/arm64.mk
index b25d62acd1dd..9ce1a5898004 100644
--- a/debian.realtime/rules.d/arm64.mk
+++ b/debian.realtime/rules.d/arm64.mk
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ do_tools_usbip  = true
 do_tools_cpupower = true
 do_tools_perf   = true
 do_tools_perf_jvmti = true
+do_tools_perf_python = true
 do_tools_bpftool = true
 
 do_dtbs		= true