diff --git a/sonic-slave-buster/Dockerfile.j2 b/sonic-slave-buster/Dockerfile.j2
index 11d7927823..34ef905a77 100644
--- a/sonic-slave-buster/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/sonic-slave-buster/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
         perl-modules \
         libswitch-perl \
         dh-systemd \
+        libzmq5 \
+        libzmq3-dev \
 # For quagga build
         libreadline-dev \
         texlive-latex-base \
diff --git a/sonic-slave-stretch/Dockerfile.j2 b/sonic-slave-stretch/Dockerfile.j2
index fb685a2adc..54cf2c8900 100644
--- a/sonic-slave-stretch/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/sonic-slave-stretch/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
         perl-modules \
         libswitch-perl \
         dh-systemd \
+        libzmq5 \
+        libzmq3-dev \
 # For quagga build
         libreadline-dev \
         texlive-latex-base \