diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index 6159a4636f..099802536d 100755
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -1131,6 +1131,7 @@ def dockerfile_prepare_container_linux(argmap, backends, enable_gpu,
             libgoogle-perftools-dev \
             libnuma-dev \
             curl \
+            libjemalloc-dev \
             {backend_dependencies} && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*