diff --git a/vars/redhat-7-host.yml b/vars/redhat-7-host.yml
index 19087599..01dfc1b0 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7-host.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-7-host.yml
@@ -27,10 +27,14 @@ lxc_hosts_distro_packages:
   - git
   - libseccomp
   - libselinux
+  - libselinux-devel
   - lxc
+  - lxc-devel
+  - lxc-libs
   - lxc-templates
+  - policycoreutils-python
   - python2-lxc
-  - selinux-policy-devel # needed to compile selinux module
+  - selinux-policy-devel
   - unzip
   - xz
 
diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
index 1869356d..3cfc977e 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -38,10 +38,13 @@ _lxc_cache_distro_packages:
   - gcc
   - iproute
   - iputils
+  - libffi-devel
   - openssh-server
   - openssl
+  - openssl-devel
   - policycoreutils
   - python2
+  - python-devel
   - rsync
   - setup
   - sudo
diff --git a/vars/suse-42-host.yml b/vars/suse-42-host.yml
index 1e39f8d8..39d5049e 100644
--- a/vars/suse-42-host.yml
+++ b/vars/suse-42-host.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ lxc_hosts_distro_packages:
   - git-core
   - libseccomp2
   - lxc
+  - liblxc-devel
   - python-lxc-python2
   - xz
 
diff --git a/vars/suse-42.yml b/vars/suse-42.yml
index 00bceaa7..24d333a3 100644
--- a/vars/suse-42.yml
+++ b/vars/suse-42.yml
@@ -40,10 +40,13 @@ _lxc_cache_distro_packages:
   - gcc
   - iproute2
   - iputils
+  - libffi-devel
+  - libopenssl-devel
   - netcfg
   - openssh
   - openssl
   - python
+  - python-devel
   - python-xml
   - rsync
   - sudo
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu-16.04-host.yml b/vars/ubuntu-16.04-host.yml
index 689b7f27..ed38ab40 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu-16.04-host.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu-16.04-host.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ lxc_hosts_distro_packages:
   - language-pack-en
   - liblxc1
   - lxc
+  - lxc-dev
   - lxc-templates
+  - python-dev
   - python-lxc
   - python3-lxc
   - systemd-container
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml b/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
index 7bc4ce41..18581397 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
@@ -39,11 +39,15 @@ _lxc_cache_distro_packages:
   - gcc
   - iproute2
   - iputils-ping
+  - libffi-dev
+  - libssl-dev
   - locales
   - netbase
   - openssh-server
   - openssl
   - python2.7
+  - python-dev
+  - python3-dev
   - rsync
   - sudo
   - systemd
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu-18.04-host.yml b/vars/ubuntu-18.04-host.yml
index a5d6eaa9..64e030f3 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu-18.04-host.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu-18.04-host.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ lxc_hosts_distro_packages:
   - language-pack-en
   - liblxc1
   - lxc
+  - lxc-dev
   - lxc-templates
+  - python-dev
   - python-lxc
   - python3-lxc
   - systemd-container
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu-18.04.yml b/vars/ubuntu-18.04.yml
index e3988c6c..1d82703e 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu-18.04.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu-18.04.yml
@@ -39,11 +39,15 @@ _lxc_cache_distro_packages:
   - gcc
   - iproute2
   - iputils-ping
+  - libffi-dev
+  - libssl-dev
   - locales
   - netbase
   - openssh-server
   - openssl
   - python2.7
+  - python-dev
+  - python3-dev
   - rsync
   - sudo
   - systemd