diff --git a/reth.Dockerfile b/reth.Dockerfile
index 70308b11..eca47c9c 100644
--- a/reth.Dockerfile
+++ b/reth.Dockerfile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ FROM ${LLVM_IMAGE}:${LLVM_VERSION} AS builder
 
 # Install build dependencies and tools
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    build-essential \
     curl \
     git \
     libssl-dev \