diff --git a/install/deluge-install.sh b/install/deluge-install.sh
index 1e9a86455..ab93e49fd 100644
--- a/install/deluge-install.sh
+++ b/install/deluge-install.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ network_check
 update_os
 
 msg_info "Installing Dependencies"
-$STD apt-get install -y python3-libtorrent
+$STD apt-get install -y python3-libtorrent build-essential
 msg_ok "Installed Dependencies"
 
 PYTHON_VERSION="3.12" setup_uv