diff --git a/tests/ci/Dockerfile-debian b/tests/ci/Dockerfile-debian
index bacd120e2..0864418c9 100644
--- a/tests/ci/Dockerfile-debian
+++ b/tests/ci/Dockerfile-debian
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ RUN apt-get install -yq meson appstream
 # install PackageKit dependencies for zypp backend
 RUN apt-get install -yq libzypp-dev
 
+# FixMe: This should be done automatically in testing.
+RUN apt-get install -yq systemd-dev
+
 # finish
 RUN mkdir /build
 WORKDIR /build