diff --git a/doc/source/debian_package_guide.rst b/doc/source/debian_package_guide.rst
index 4f82f97858..e8086adc16 100644
--- a/doc/source/debian_package_guide.rst
+++ b/doc/source/debian_package_guide.rst
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ Instructions for Deploying Debian Packages for Swift
  
        apt-get install rsync python-openssl python-setuptools python-webob
        python-simplejson python-xattr python-greenlet python-eventlet
+       python-netifaces
 
   #. Install base packages::