diff --git a/apps/jGRASP IDE/install b/apps/jGRASP IDE/install
index cdf3df6147..bdc3506b8a 100755
--- a/apps/jGRASP IDE/install	
+++ b/apps/jGRASP IDE/install	
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #get java
 adoptium_installer || exit 1
-install_packages temurin-11-jdk libxt-dev || exit 1
+install_packages temurin-11-jdk libxt-dev build-essential || exit 1
 
 # remove deprecated files
 sudo rm -rf "$HOME/.local/share/applications/jgrasp.desktop" /usr/share/applications/jgrasp.desktop ~/jgrasp.zip ~/jgrasp