diff --git a/inc/python b/inc/python
index a4819c2d9d..2443c4d465 100644
--- a/inc/python
+++ b/inc/python
@@ -553,6 +553,8 @@ function python3_enabled {
 function install_python3 {
     if is_ubuntu; then
         apt_get install python${PYTHON3_VERSION} python${PYTHON3_VERSION}-dev
+    elif is_suse; then
+        install_package python3-devel python3-dbm
     fi
 }