diff --git a/release/Makefile.gce b/release/Makefile.gce
index ff260726a844..ff364c9287c5 100644
--- a/release/Makefile.gce
+++ b/release/Makefile.gce
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ gce-check-depends:
 	env ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES=yes pkg bootstrap -yf
 .  endif
 	env ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES=yes pkg install -y net/google-cloud-sdk
+	env ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES=yes pkg install -y lang/python lang/python3 \
+		net/google-cloud-sdk
 . else
 	env UNAME_r=${UNAME_r} make -C ${PORTSDIR}/net/google-cloud-sdk BATCH=1 all install clean
 	env UNAME_r=${UNAME_r} make -C ${PORTSDIR}/lang/python BATCH=1 all install clean