diff --git a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/Dockerfile.j2 b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/Dockerfile.j2
index 64fd6176d87..578b0502b77 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ RUN apt-get install -y -t bookworm-backports \
 # doesn't ensure all dependencies are installed in the container. So here we
 # install any dependencies required by the Arista sonic_platform package.
 # TODO: eliminate the need to install these explicitly.
-RUN pip3 install grpcio==1.51.1 \
+RUN pip3 install setuptools \
+    pip3 install grpcio==1.51.1 \
         grpcio-tools==1.51.1 --no-build-isolation
 
 # Barefoot platform vendors' sonic_platform packages import these Python libraries (and netifaces)
diff --git a/sonic-slave-bookworm/Dockerfile.j2 b/sonic-slave-bookworm/Dockerfile.j2
index 647e7b4ce0f..3d3b5db2228 100644
--- a/sonic-slave-bookworm/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/sonic-slave-bookworm/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -566,7 +566,9 @@ RUN pip3 install pyyaml-include
 
 # For building sonic_ycabled
 # Note: Match version in bookworm
-RUN pip3 install grpcio==1.51.1 grpcio-tools==1.51.1 --no-build-isolation
+RUN pip3 install setuptools \
+    pip3 install grpcio==1.51.1 \
+        grpcio-tools==1.51.1 --no-build-isolation
 
 # For running Python unit tests
 RUN pip3 install pytest-runner==5.2