diff --git a/llama_stack/core/build_container.sh b/llama_stack/core/build_container.sh
index 29964f324..8e47fc592 100755
--- a/llama_stack/core/build_container.sh
+++ b/llama_stack/core/build_container.sh
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ WORKDIR /app
 
 RUN dnf -y update && dnf install -y iputils git net-tools wget \
     vim-minimal python3.12 python3.12-pip python3.12-wheel \
-    python3.12-setuptools python3.12-devel gcc make && \
+    python3.12-setuptools python3.12-devel gcc gcc-c++ make && \
     ln -s /bin/pip3.12 /bin/pip && ln -s /bin/python3.12 /bin/python && dnf clean all
 
 ENV UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON=1