diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 903291fd7..c90f78add 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM python:3.10-slim
 COPY . /aider
 RUN apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y git libportaudio2 && \
+    apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential git libportaudio2 && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && \
     pip install --no-cache-dir /aider && \
     rm -rf /aider