diff --git a/tools/docker/Dockerfile b/tools/docker/Dockerfile
index 15b65b3993..ce03529faf 100644
--- a/tools/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ RUN adduser --disabled-password --gecos '' docker \
  && echo '%sudo ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL' >> /etc/sudoers
 
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+    wget bash bc gcc sed patch patchutils tar bzip2 gzip perl gawk gperf zip unzip diffutils texinfo lzop python \
     g++ xfonts-utils xfonts-utils xfonts-utils xsltproc default-jre-headless \
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     u-boot-tools \