diff --git a/util/packer/jenkins_worker_simple.json b/util/packer/jenkins_worker_simple.json
index edaa856..ce843b6 100644
--- a/util/packer/jenkins_worker_simple.json
+++ b/util/packer/jenkins_worker_simple.json
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
     "inline": ["sudo apt-get -y install git-core"]
   }, {
     "type": "shell",
+    "inline": ["sudo apt-get -y install libmysqlclient-dev"]
+  }, {
+    "type": "shell",
     "inline": ["cd {{user `playbook_remote_dir`}}",
       "virtualenv packer-venv",
       ". packer-venv/bin/activate",