diff --git a/Dockerfile.in b/Dockerfile.in
index bb00a17b0c..b51de56670 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.in
+++ b/Dockerfile.in
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ RUN apk --no-cache add \
 @NFTABLES_TRUE@	libnftnl-dev \
 	libnl3 \
 	libnl3-dev \
+	linux-headers \
 	make \
 	musl-dev \
 @SNMP_TRUE@	net-snmp-dev \