diff --git a/platform/barefoot/docker-syncd-bfn-rpc/Dockerfile.j2 b/platform/barefoot/docker-syncd-bfn-rpc/Dockerfile.j2
index 9efeeb3f6b5..68604d92f6b 100644
--- a/platform/barefoot/docker-syncd-bfn-rpc/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/platform/barefoot/docker-syncd-bfn-rpc/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ RUN apt-get update \
     python-dev          \
     wget                \
     cmake               \
+    libpython3.4        \
  && wget https://github.com/nanomsg/nanomsg/archive/1.0.0.tar.gz \
  && tar xvfz 1.0.0.tar.gz \
  && cd nanomsg-1.0.0    \
diff --git a/platform/barefoot/docker-syncd-bfn/Dockerfile.j2 b/platform/barefoot/docker-syncd-bfn/Dockerfile.j2
index 3e31e4b9441..25c7872f646 100755
--- a/platform/barefoot/docker-syncd-bfn/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/platform/barefoot/docker-syncd-bfn/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ debs/{{ deb }}{{' '}}
 {%- endfor -%}
 debs/
 
-RUN apt-get install -y libxml2 libpcap-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev libcurl3 libcurl4-gnutls-dev libunwind8-dev
+RUN apt-get install -y libxml2 libpcap-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev libcurl3 libcurl4-gnutls-dev libunwind8-dev libpython3.4
 
 RUN dpkg -i \
 {% for deb in docker_syncd_bfn_debs.split(' ') -%}