diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-overlay-deb.yml b/.github/workflows/build-overlay-deb.yml
index af025267..323bb612 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-overlay-deb.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-overlay-deb.yml
@@ -75,8 +75,10 @@ jobs:
           # install dependencies
           DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
               apt -y install --no-install-recommends \
+                  build-essential \
                   debian-keyring \
                   devscripts \
+                  dh \
                   git \
                   patch \
                   python3 \