diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_linux.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_linux.yaml
index 15235cdf626..612b5405fc4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_linux.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_linux.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Linux dependencies
         if: runner.os == 'linux'
-        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y libfltk1.3-dev libunwind-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libx11-dev libxrandr-dev libxinerama-dev libxcursor-dev libxi-dev libxext-dev libxrender-dev libxfixes-dev libxxf86vm-dev libxss-dev libdbus-1-dev libudev-dev libssl-dev libgstreamer1.0-dev libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev libfreetype6-dev ninja-build
+        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y libfltk1.3-dev libunwind-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libx11-dev libxrandr-dev libxinerama-dev libxcursor-dev libxi-dev libxext-dev libxrender-dev libxfixes-dev libxxf86vm-dev libxss-dev libdbus-1-dev libudev-dev libssl-dev libgstreamer1.0-dev libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev libfreetype6-dev ninja-build libxft-dev
 
       - name: Build
         id: build
diff --git a/indra/cmake/UI.cmake b/indra/cmake/UI.cmake
index b1872938f6c..0eb9af6dcf7 100644
--- a/indra/cmake/UI.cmake
+++ b/indra/cmake/UI.cmake
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ if (LINUX)
           Xcursor
           Xfixes
           Xext
+          Xft
           Xinerama
           ll::fontconfig
           ll::freetype