diff --git a/scripts/setup-ubuntu.sh b/scripts/setup-ubuntu.sh
index 4252b0674..1c6d84629 100755
--- a/scripts/setup-ubuntu.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup-ubuntu.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ PACKAGES+=" unzip"
 PACKAGES+=" m4"
 PACKAGES+=" pandoc" # For manpage generation for uftrace package.
 PACKAGES+=" pkg-config"
+PACKAGES+=" python3.8"
 PACKAGES+=" python3-docutils" # For rst2man, used by mpv.
 PACKAGES+=" python3-setuptools" # Needed by at least asciinema.
 PACKAGES+=" python3-sphinx" # Needed by notmuch man page generation.