diff --git a/pkg/linux/build-functions.sh b/pkg/linux/build-functions.sh
index 307943f70..9473278e7 100644
--- a/pkg/linux/build-functions.sh
+++ b/pkg/linux/build-functions.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ _create_python_virtualenv() {
     python3 -m venv venv
     source venv/bin/activate
 
+    # Make sure we have the wheel package present
+    pip3 install wheel
+
+    # Install the requirements
     pip3 install --no-cache-dir --no-binary psycopg2 -r ${SOURCEDIR}/requirements.txt
 
     # Figure out some paths for use when completing the venv