diff --git a/dockerbuild/Dockerfile.debian-jessie b/dockerbuild/Dockerfile.debian-jessie
index f3b394266..d034bbf6d 100644
--- a/dockerbuild/Dockerfile.debian-jessie
+++ b/dockerbuild/Dockerfile.debian-jessie
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ FROM debian:jessie-20191224
 
 ARG go_pkg_url
 
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install build-essential curl ca-certificates devscripts dh-systemd
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install build-essential curl ca-certificates devscripts dh-systemd libssl-dev
 
 RUN curl -s -k $go_pkg_url -o go.tar.gz && \
     tar -C /usr/local -xzf go.tar.gz && \
diff --git a/dockerbuild/Dockerfile.debian-stretch b/dockerbuild/Dockerfile.debian-stretch
index 0154ec702..75ca1f4ff 100644
--- a/dockerbuild/Dockerfile.debian-stretch
+++ b/dockerbuild/Dockerfile.debian-stretch
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ FROM debian:stretch-20191224
 
 ARG go_pkg_url
 
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install build-essential curl ca-certificates devscripts dh-systemd
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install build-essential curl ca-certificates devscripts dh-systemd  libssl-dev
 
 RUN curl -sL https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v3.16.3/cmake-3.16.3.tar.gz -o cmake.tar.gz && \
     tar -xzf cmake.tar.gz && \