diff --git a/pkgs/tools/virtualization/ec2instanceconnectcli/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/virtualization/ec2instanceconnectcli/default.nix
index 4068d71383c..16c10b5ae7f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/virtualization/ec2instanceconnectcli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/virtualization/ec2instanceconnectcli/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, boto3 }:
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, boto3, cryptography }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "ec2instanceconnectcli";
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-VaCyCnEhSx1I3bNo57p0IXf92+tO1tT7KSUXzO1IyIU=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ boto3 ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ boto3 cryptography ];
 
   # has no tests
   doCheck = false;