diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 5a31e7bf39e..52efe559d08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
             if command -v apt-get &> /dev/null; then
               echo "installing python & pip with apt-get..."
               apt-get update
-              apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3 python3-pip python3-venv git curl
+              apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3 python3-pip python3-venv git curl build-essential
             else
               echo "installing python & pip with apk..."
               apk update