diff --git a/sonic-slave/Dockerfile b/sonic-slave/Dockerfile
index b66c917384af..603c3b6cb357 100644
--- a/sonic-slave/Dockerfile
+++ b/sonic-slave/Dockerfile
@@ -200,7 +200,9 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
         procmail \
 # For gtest
         libgtest-dev \
-        cmake
+        cmake \
+# For python-based swsscommon
+        swig3.0
 
 # For linux build
 RUN apt-get -y build-dep linux