diff --git a/utils/searxng.sh b/utils/searxng.sh
index 7d5d0280c..82ba0d548 100755
--- a/utils/searxng.sh
+++ b/utils/searxng.sh
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ pip install -U pip
 pip install -U setuptools
 pip install -U wheel
 pip install -U pyyaml
+pip install -U msgspec
 cd ${SEARXNG_SRC}
 pip install --use-pep517 --no-build-isolation -e .
 EOF