diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1ab78b6f9f1d..07fc77789221 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6285,7 +6285,11 @@ let
 
   drbd = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/drbd { };
 
-  dstat = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/dstat { };
+  dstat = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/dstat {
+    # pythonFull includes the "curses" standard library module, for pretty
+    # dstat color output
+    python = pythonFull;
+  };
 
   libuuid =
     if crossSystem != null && crossSystem.config == "i586-pc-gnu"