diff --git a/nodepool/elements/infra-package-needs/pkg-map b/nodepool/elements/infra-package-needs/pkg-map
index 98ac2240b7..9f14c9db90 100644
--- a/nodepool/elements/infra-package-needs/pkg-map
+++ b/nodepool/elements/infra-package-needs/pkg-map
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
       "haveged": ""
     },
     "suse": {
+      "build-essential": "glibc-devel gcc make",
       "dnsutils": "bind-utils",
       "git": "git-core",
       "iputils-ping": "iputils",