diff --git a/.github/workflows/checkpatch.yml b/.github/workflows/checkpatch.yml
index 06958c2f9..e2bf68f0e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checkpatch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checkpatch.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install required packages (apt-get)
         run: |
             sudo apt-get update
-            sudo apt-get install patchutils
+            sudo apt-get install patchutils python3-ply python3-git
       - name: Run checkpatch
         run: |
             git diff -U20 HEAD~40 \