diff --git a/build_debian.sh b/build_debian.sh
index 17a5aea4e617..abe5612e293e 100755
--- a/build_debian.sh
+++ b/build_debian.sh
@@ -432,6 +432,9 @@ sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip3 install 'wheel
 # docker Python API package is needed by Ansible docker module as well as some SONiC applications
 sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip3 install 'docker==4.3.1'
 
+# Install scapy
+sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip3 install 'scapy==2.4.4'
+
 ## Note: keep pip installed for maintainance purpose
 
 # Install GCC, needed for building/installing some Python packages