diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
index b09e9fbce..f53b0a675 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/requirements/base.txt
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ celery==3.1.23
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if cookiecutter.use_compressor == "y" %}
+rcssmin==1.0.6 --install-option="--without-c-extensions"
 django-compressor==2.1
 {% endif %}