diff --git a/sbcl-nginx.yml b/sbcl-nginx.yml
index a78ce76..c1ac0ae 100644
--- a/sbcl-nginx.yml
+++ b/sbcl-nginx.yml
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ write_files:
 
       # Update package list and install dependencies
       sudo apt update
-      sudo apt install -y autoconf texinfo libncurses-dev libgnutls28-dev libjansson-dev libgccjit-11-dev
+      sudo apt install -y build-essential git autoconf texinfo libncurses-dev libgnutls28-dev libjansson-dev libgccjit-11-dev
 
       # Clone the Emacs repository
       git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/emacs.git