diff --git a/bob/devtools/build.py b/bob/devtools/build.py
index 329eab705550a51b642516af08e8d96a519dacbe..4cf8d24c02290d5bcac5dd4544fe7f8b28e78b91 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/build.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/build.py
@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@ def parse_dependencies(recipe_dir, config):
         + recipe["requirements"].get("run", [])
         + recipe.get("test", {}).get("requires", [])
         + ["bob.buildout", "mr.developer", "ipdb"]
+        # Also add anaconda compilers to make sure source installed packages are
+        # compiled properly
+        + ["clangxx_osx-64" if platform.system() == "Darwin" else "gxx_linux-64"]
     )
     # by last, packages required for local dev