diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f7d3affbaa5..067862d96a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install packages
       run: sudo apt install -y ccache libarchive-dev libbsd-dev libbpf-dev
         libfdt-dev libibverbs-dev libipsec-mb-dev libisal-dev libjansson-dev
-        libnuma-dev libpcap-dev libssl-dev ninja-build pkg-config python3-pip
+        libnuma-dev libpcap-dev libssl-dev libvirt-dev ninja-build pkg-config python3-pip
         python3-pyelftools python3-setuptools python3-wheel zlib1g-dev
     - name: Install libabigail build dependencies if no cache is available
       if: env.ABI_CHECKS == 'true' && steps.libabigail-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ jobs:
       if: steps.image_cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       run: docker exec -i dpdk dnf install -y ccache intel-ipsec-mb-devel
         isa-l-devel jansson-devel libarchive-devel libatomic libbsd-devel
-        libbpf-devel libfdt-devel libpcap-devel libxdp-devel ninja-build
-        numactl-devel openssl-devel python3-pip python3-pyelftools
+        libbpf-devel libfdt-devel libpcap-devel libvirt-devel libxdp-devel
+        ninja-build numactl-devel openssl-devel python3-pip python3-pyelftools
         python3-setuptools python3-wheel rdma-core-devel zlib-devel
     - name: Save image in cache
       if: steps.image_cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install packages
       run: docker exec -i dpdk dnf install -y ccache intel-ipsec-mb-devel
         isa-l-devel jansson-devel libarchive-devel libatomic libbsd-devel
-        libbpf-devel libfdt-devel libpcap-devel libxdp-devel ninja-build
-        numactl-devel openssl-devel python3-pip python3-pyelftools
+        libbpf-devel libfdt-devel libpcap-devel libvirt-devel libxdp-devel
+        ninja-build numactl-devel openssl-devel python3-pip python3-pyelftools
         python3-setuptools python3-wheel rdma-core-devel zlib-devel
         ${{ matrix.config.compiler }}
     - name: Run setup