diff --git a/tee-worker/identity/build.Dockerfile b/tee-worker/identity/build.Dockerfile
index fc98449134..6ea754ca3c 100644
--- a/tee-worker/identity/build.Dockerfile
+++ b/tee-worker/identity/build.Dockerfile
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ RUN cargo test --release
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 FROM node:18-bookworm-slim AS runner
 
-RUN apt update && apt install -y libssl-dev iproute2 jq curl protobuf-compiler python3 python-is-python3
+RUN apt update && apt install -y libssl-dev iproute2 jq curl protobuf-compiler python3 python-is-python3 build-essential
 RUN corepack enable && corepack prepare pnpm@8.7.6 --activate && corepack enable pnpm