diff --git a/util/install/debian.sh b/util/install/debian.sh
index e7180c65122..0ae9764a33c 100755
--- a/util/install/debian.sh
+++ b/util/install/debian.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ _qmk_install() {
         python3-pip \
         binutils-avr gcc-avr avr-libc \
         binutils-arm-none-eabi gcc-arm-none-eabi libnewlib-arm-none-eabi \
-        avrdude dfu-programmer dfu-util teensy-loader-cli
+        avrdude dfu-programmer dfu-util teensy-loader-cli libusb-dev
 
     python3 -m pip install --user -r $QMK_FIRMWARE_DIR/requirements.txt
 }