diff --git a/tools/pip-requires b/tools/pip-requires
index 4cdeae822f..14d96ede4e 100644
--- a/tools/pip-requires
+++ b/tools/pip-requires
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 coverage
+distribute>=0.6.24
 eventlet>=0.9.12
 Routes>=1.12.3
 nose