diff --git a/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile b/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile
index a135c61b97..f939b1d510 100644
--- a/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/dev-support/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ RUN apt-get -q update && apt-get -q install --no-install-recommends -y \
     protobuf-c-compiler \
     python \
     python2.7 \
+    python2.7-dev \
     python-pip \
     rsync \
     snappy \