diff --git a/build_debian.sh b/build_debian.sh
index a4c1fddca1b8..178570a7fd5c 100755
--- a/build_debian.sh
+++ b/build_debian.sh
@@ -350,7 +350,8 @@ sudo LANG=C DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT apt-get -y in
     fdisk                   \
     gpg                     \
     jq                      \
-    auditd
+    auditd                  \
+    linux-perf
 
 # Have systemd create the auditd log directory
 sudo mkdir -p ${FILESYSTEM_ROOT}/etc/systemd/system/auditd.service.d