diff --git a/.woodpecker.yml b/.woodpecker.yml
index a0a2d13c5c..1fdf831207 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ pipeline:
   build:
     image: 'ubuntu:latest'
     commands:
+      - apt-get update -y && apt-get install build-essential -y
       - make
     when:
       event: push