diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 31e517cde9..584997fa94 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ parts:
       - libfdt-dev
       - curl
       - libcapstone-dev
+      - bc
     override-build: |
       yq=$(realpath ../../yq/build/yq)
       pkg_name="qemu"