diff --git a/scripts/install-essentials b/scripts/install-essentials
index 6c1bbe4..d855a32 100755
--- a/scripts/install-essentials
+++ b/scripts/install-essentials
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ then
             logrotate python-docutils pkg-config cmake nodejs \
             libkrb5-dev postgresql-client mysql-client unzip \
             libsqlite3-dev libpq-dev libpng-dev libjpeg-dev libzstd-dev \
-            libre2-dev gettext rsync git-core
+            libre2-dev libevent-dev gettext rsync git-core
 else
     apt-get install -y \
             curl wget build-essential apt-utils locales openssh-client \
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ else
             logrotate python-docutils pkg-config cmake \
             libkrb5-dev postgresql-client unzip \
             libsqlite3-dev libpq-dev libpng-dev libjpeg-dev libzstd-dev \
-            libre2-dev gettext rsync git-core
+            libre2-dev libevent-dev gettext rsync git-core
 fi
 
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