diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 4eb25278..b58edcbb 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -389,6 +389,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - checkout
       - check-if-tests-needed
+      - run:
+          name: Install binutils
+          command: |
+            apt-get update
+            apt-get -y install build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python3-dev
       - pip-install-deps:
           requirements: "tests/requirements-pre314.txt"
       - run-tests-with-coverage-report