diff --git a/jenkins/data/bindep-fallback.txt b/jenkins/data/bindep-fallback.txt
index 322c08bf87..9c16f641bb 100644
--- a/jenkins/data/bindep-fallback.txt
+++ b/jenkins/data/bindep-fallback.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ gnome-doc-utils
 graphviz
 libcurl-devel [platform:rpm]
 libcurl4-gnutls-dev [platform:dpkg]
+libevent-dev [platform:dpkg]
+libevent-devel [platform:rpm]
 libffi-dev [platform:dpkg]
 libffi-devel [platform:rpm]
 libjerasure-dev [platform:ubuntu-trusty]