diff --git a/.github/scripts/install_libiio.sh b/.github/scripts/install_libiio.sh
index 4a5b6fe28..d09ff42c3 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/install_libiio.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/install_libiio.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if [ -z "$LIBIIO_BRANCH" ]; then
 fi
 
 sudo apt-get -qq update
-sudo apt-get install -y git cmake graphviz libavahi-common-dev libavahi-client-dev libaio-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev libxml2-dev rpm tar bzip2 gzip flex bison git libzstd-dev
+sudo apt-get install -y build-essential git cmake graphviz libavahi-common-dev libavahi-client-dev libaio-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev libxml2-dev rpm tar bzip2 gzip flex bison git libzstd-dev
 git clone -b $LIBIIO_BRANCH --single-branch --depth 1 https://github.com/analogdevicesinc/libiio.git
 cd libiio
 cmake . -DHAVE_DNS_SD=OFF