diff --git a/doc/getting-started/getting-started.rst b/doc/getting-started/getting-started.rst
index 3c9a9a70c..5d44e4ffd 100644
--- a/doc/getting-started/getting-started.rst
+++ b/doc/getting-started/getting-started.rst
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ To set up the ACRN build environment on the development computer:
            flex \
            bison \
            xsltproc \
-           clang-format
+           clang-format \
+           bc
 
 #. Install Python package dependencies: