diff --git a/scripts/sphinx-pre-install b/scripts/sphinx-pre-install
index eb1cc35dac20..8fcea769d44f 100755
--- a/scripts/sphinx-pre-install
+++ b/scripts/sphinx-pre-install
@@ -371,6 +371,9 @@ sub give_debian_hints()
 	);
 
 	if ($pdf) {
+		check_missing_file(["/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/ctex/ctexhook.sty"],
+				   "texlive-lang-chinese", 2);
+
 		check_missing_file(["/usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSans.ttf"],
 				   "fonts-dejavu", 2);