diff --git a/archlinux/PKGBUILD b/archlinux/PKGBUILD
index 643d14a..ea42d64 100644
--- a/archlinux/PKGBUILD
+++ b/archlinux/PKGBUILD
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ build() {
 # * core systemd services and drop-ins
 # * basic network functionality (setting IP address, DNS, default gateway)
 package_qubes-vm-core() {
-    depends=("qubes-vm-utils>=3.1.3" python-xdg ethtool ntp net-tools
+    depends=("qubes-vm-utils>=3.1.3" python python-xdg ethtool ntp net-tools
              gnome-packagekit imagemagick fakeroot notification-daemon dconf
              zenity qubes-libvchan "qubes-db-vm>=3.2.1" haveged python-gobject
              python-dbus xdg-utils notification-daemon gawk sed procps-ng librsvg