diff --git a/.github/workflows/openvpn.yml b/.github/workflows/openvpn.yml
index 93af9d637..38fea1809 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openvpn.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openvpn.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
           install: true
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install liblzo2-dev libpam0g-dev liblz4-dev libcap-ng-dev linux-libc-dev man2html libcmocka-dev python3-docutils libtool automake autoconf
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install liblzo2-dev libpam0g-dev liblz4-dev libcap-ng-dev linux-libc-dev man2html libcmocka-dev python3-docutils libtool automake autoconf libnl-genl-3-dev
 
       - name: Build and test openvpn
         uses: wolfSSL/actions-build-autotools-project@v1