diff --git a/docker/build/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/docker/build/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index 08640fb7c777..950c82fa34d0 100644
--- a/docker/build/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/docker/build/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
       libtinfo-dev \
       iperf \
       netperf \
-      xz-utils && \
+      xz-utils \
+      golang-go && \
       apt-get -y clean
 
 RUN pip3 install pyroute2==0.5.18 netaddr==0.8.0 dnslib==0.9.14 cachetools==3.1.1