diff --git a/contrib/make_packages b/contrib/make_packages
index 0a45b5f0..dd81c659 100755
--- a/contrib/make_packages
+++ b/contrib/make_packages
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         'dns',
         'six',
         'jsonrpclib',
+	'socks',
     ]
     for module in deps:
         f, pathname, descr = imp.find_module(module)