diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 15efb6cbb8fb56f702eee3f96e9a79bd36fe9242..680dd865453a1f3312b76dc483291fed0e80a0c3 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ RUN apt-get update -q && apt-get install -qy \
     # texlive-full \
     python-pygments gnuplot \
     make git \
+    build-essential \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 RUN mkdir /environments