diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f3771097d21683afba0d37f72bfe0ae37753f024..67b446e446bfc517001694c50551aefc2c743410 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ stages:
 build_linux_bob_devel:
   extends: .build_linux_template
   script:
+    - yum install -y mesa-libGL-devel  # need this for pyopengl
     - python3 ./bob/devtools/build.py -vv build-bob-devel
 
 build_linux_deps: