diff --git a/bindep.txt b/bindep.txt
index 9ee615b53..97cea1b20 100644
--- a/bindep.txt
+++ b/bindep.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ libffi-dev [compile test platform:apk platform:dpkg]
 libffi6 [platform:dpkg]
 libffi [platform:apk]
 libressl-dev [compile test platform:apk]
+libssl-dev [compile test platform:dpkg]
 linux-headers [compile test platform:apk]
 make [compile test platform:apk]
 musl-dev [compile test platform:apk]