diff --git a/ansible/roles/baselayout/vars/main.yml b/ansible/roles/baselayout/vars/main.yml
index 854e51240..c1910720d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/baselayout/vars/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/baselayout/vars/main.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ packages: {
   ],
 
   aix: [
-    'bash,cmake,curl,gcc-c++,gcc6-c++,tar,unzip,git,make,sudo,python-setuptools',
+    'bash,cmake,curl,gcc-c++,gcc6-c++,tar,unzip,git,make,sudo,python-setuptools,python3',
   ],
 
   ibmi: [