diff --git a/bindep.txt b/bindep.txt
index 490ad5e581..131818bdd2 100644
--- a/bindep.txt
+++ b/bindep.txt
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ postgresql
 postgresql-client [platform:dpkg]
 postgresql-devel [platform:rpm]
 postgresql-server [platform:rpm]
+libpq-dev [platform:dpkg]