diff --git a/scripts/vs/sonic-swss-build/build_in_docker.sh b/scripts/vs/sonic-swss-build/build_in_docker.sh
index 8134e3c9818b..52ce6bf64b5b 100755
--- a/scripts/vs/sonic-swss-build/build_in_docker.sh
+++ b/scripts/vs/sonic-swss-build/build_in_docker.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 # Install HIREDIS
 sudo apt-get install -y libhiredis0.14 libhiredis-dev
 
+# Install libzmq
+sudo apt-get install -y libzmq3-dev
+
 # Install libnl3
 sudo dpkg -i buildimage/target/debs/buster/libnl-3-200_*.deb
 sudo dpkg -i buildimage/target/debs/buster/libnl-3-dev_*.deb