diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile
index 4363f6aab..c9c4bfc4d 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/docs/Dockerfile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE 1
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
   # dependencies for building Python packages
+  build-essential \
   {%- if cookiecutter.database_engine == "postgresql" %}
   # psycopg2 dependencies
   libpq-dev \
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
   # mysql dependency
   default-libmysqlclient-dev \
   {%- endif %}
-  libpq-dev \
   # cleaning up unused files
   && apt-get purge -y --auto-remove -o APT::AutoRemove::RecommendsImportant=false \
   && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*