diff --git a/build-min-trusty.sh b/build-min-trusty.sh
index a816548..f96c6c2 100755
--- a/build-min-trusty.sh
+++ b/build-min-trusty.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash -ex
 
 sudo apt-get install \
+    build-essential \
     libglib2.0-dev \
     libgtk-3-dev \
     libgstreamer1.0-dev \