diff --git a/bindep.txt b/bindep.txt
index b7e1e2ede..c3b0079b6 100644
--- a/bindep.txt
+++ b/bindep.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ libvirt-dev
 libxml2-dev
 libxslt1-dev
 # libmysqlclient-dev
-# libpq-dev
+libpq-dev [platform:dpkg]
 libsqlite3-dev
 libffi-dev
 # mysql-client
diff --git a/doc/source/install/index.rst b/doc/source/install/index.rst
index 63550bd5e..18f1fd92b 100644
--- a/doc/source/install/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/install/index.rst
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Install the following software, if you haven't already.
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-  $ sudo apt install git gcc python-dev python-antlr3 libxml2 libxslt1-dev libzip-dev build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev
+  $ sudo apt install git gcc python-dev python-antlr3 libxml2 libxslt1-dev libzip-dev build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev libpq-dev
   $ sudo apt install rabbitmq-server  # https://www.rabbitmq.com/install-debian.html
   $ sudo apt install python-setuptools
   $ sudo pip install --upgrade pip virtualenv pbr tox