diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bd8cf43..0f54ef5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 image: "scorpil/rust:nightly"
 
+before_script:
+- apt-get update -yqq
+- apt-get install -yqq --no-install-recommends build-essential
+
 test:cargo:
   script:
   - rustc --version && cargo --version