diff --git a/README_development.rst b/README_development.rst
index 8e9d124..eb88f33 100644
--- a/README_development.rst
+++ b/README_development.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ Setup test requirements
 
 ::
 
-    sudo apt-get install python2.7-dev python3-dev python3-venv g++ maven
+    sudo apt-get install python2.7-dev python3-dev python3-venv \
+                         build-essentials g++ maven
     cd <JAYDEBEAPI_WORKDIR>
     python3 -m venv env
     . env/bin/activate