diff --git a/projects/sqlite3/Dockerfile b/projects/sqlite3/Dockerfile
index a1b0e2802..e25694fdb 100644
--- a/projects/sqlite3/Dockerfile
+++ b/projects/sqlite3/Dockerfile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 FROM gcr.io/oss-fuzz-base/base-builder
 MAINTAINER tanin@google.com
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y make autoconf automake libtool curl tcl
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y make autoconf automake libtool curl tcl zlib1g-dev
 
 # We won't be able to poll fossil for changes, so this will build
 # only once a day.