diff --git a/sonic-slave-buster/Dockerfile.j2 b/sonic-slave-buster/Dockerfile.j2
index a0c00e5b04a1..1d0656bb78fc 100644
--- a/sonic-slave-buster/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/sonic-slave-buster/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@ RUN pip3 install "lxml==4.9.1"
 {%- endif %}
 
 # For sonic-platform-common testing
+RUN pip2 install redis
 RUN pip3 install redis
 
 # For vs image build
diff --git a/sonic-slave-stretch/Dockerfile.j2 b/sonic-slave-stretch/Dockerfile.j2
index 58686fe20d8c..5ccc07c464d5 100644
--- a/sonic-slave-stretch/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/sonic-slave-stretch/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ RUN pip3 install "lxml==4.9.1"
 
 
 # For sonic-platform-common testing
+RUN pip2 install redis
 RUN pip3 install redis
 
 # For vs image build