diff --git a/cross/Dockerfile.gnu b/cross/Dockerfile.gnu
index e6d58067f..b7d83e816 100644
--- a/cross/Dockerfile.gnu
+++ b/cross/Dockerfile.gnu
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ FROM $CROSS_BASE_IMAGE
 ARG CROSS_DEB_ARCH
 RUN dpkg --add-architecture ${CROSS_DEB_ARCH} && \
     apt-get -y update && \
-    apt-get install -y pkg-config protobuf-compiler libseccomp-dev:${CROSS_DEB_ARCH} libzstd-dev:${CROSS_DEB_ARCH}
+    apt-get install -y pkg-config protobuf-compiler libseccomp-dev:${CROSS_DEB_ARCH} libzstd-dev:${CROSS_DEB_ARCH} libssl-dev
diff --git a/cross/Dockerfile.musl b/cross/Dockerfile.musl
index aaa73566f..76f5d0249 100644
--- a/cross/Dockerfile.musl
+++ b/cross/Dockerfile.musl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ENV MARCH=${CROSS_CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}
 RUN apk-init ${MARCH} ${CROSS_SYSROOT}
 
 # configure libsecccomp-rs to use static linking
-RUN apk-${MARCH} add libseccomp-static libseccomp-dev
+RUN apk-${MARCH} add libseccomp-static libseccomp-dev libssl-dev
 ENV LIBSECCOMP_LINK_TYPE="static"
 ENV LIBSECCOMP_LIB_PATH="${CROSS_SYSROOT}/lib"