diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 7c883f2..6115a80 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Section: admin
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: ferreo <ferreo@pika-os.com>
 Standards-Version: 4.6.1
-Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13)
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13), build-essential
 Rules-Requires-Root: no
 
 Package: wayfreeze