diff --git a/contrib/debian/dev-packages.lst b/contrib/debian/dev-packages.lst
index e0aa5131b..767de4475 100644
--- a/contrib/debian/dev-packages.lst
+++ b/contrib/debian/dev-packages.lst
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ libprotobuf-c0-dev
 protobuf-c-compiler
 protobuf-compiler
 python-protobuf
+libnet-dev
 
 # Extra packages, required for testing and building other tools
 pkg-config