diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2b9114a8e06..9a62137c168 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ variables:
 
 before_script:
   - apt update -qq
-  - DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install --no-install-recommends -y -qq -o=Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 libc-dev gcc make autoconf automake libncurses-dev gnutls-dev git
+  - DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install --no-install-recommends -y -qq -o=Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 libc-dev gcc g++ make autoconf automake libncurses-dev gnutls-dev git
 
 stages:
   - test