diff --git a/playbooks/roles/xqueue/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/xqueue/defaults/main.yml
index 74336a5a199..507665e566c 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/xqueue/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/xqueue/defaults/main.yml
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ xqueue_debian_pkgs:
   # Needed to be able to create the xqueue mysqldb.
   # Needed to be able to build wheel for mysqlclient
   - python3-dev
+  # Needed for mysqlcient==2.2.0 python pacakge
+  - pkg-config
 xqueue_release_specific_debian_pkgs:
   xenial:
     - python-mysqldb