diff --git a/rules/docker-telemetry-sidecar.mk b/rules/docker-telemetry-sidecar.mk
index 1a072721a0f..85660878f7f 100644
--- a/rules/docker-telemetry-sidecar.mk
+++ b/rules/docker-telemetry-sidecar.mk
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ SONIC_INSTALL_DOCKER_DBG_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_TELEMETRY_SIDECAR_DBG)
 
 
 $(DOCKER_TELEMETRY_SIDECAR)_DEPENDS += $(LIBSWSSCOMMON)
+
+$(DOCKER_TELEMETRY_SIDECAR)_INSTALL_PYTHON_WHEELS = $(SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY3)
+
 $(DOCKER_TELEMETRY_SIDECAR)_INSTALL_DEBS = $(LIBSWSSCOMMON) \
                                            $(PYTHON3_SWSSCOMMON) \
                                            $(LIBYANG_PY3)