diff --git a/playbooks/roles/base-server/tasks/Debian.yaml b/playbooks/roles/base-server/tasks/Debian.yaml
index 376b22009a..f653ab5a92 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/base-server/tasks/Debian.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/base-server/tasks/Debian.yaml
@@ -82,3 +82,12 @@
      dest: /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades
      owner: root
      group: root
+
+- name: Ensure required build packages for non-wheel architectures
+  apt:
+    update_cache: yes
+    name:
+      - libffi-dev
+      - libssl-dev
+      - build-essential
+  when: ansible_architecture == 'aarch64'