diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index 78bdc0822f41..e9bda62a99ab 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -1102,6 +1102,9 @@ jobs:
       - run: mkdir test-binary
       - run: node --version
       - run: npm --version
+      # TODO: this can be removed as soon as the minimum Node version is bumped to 10
+      # see https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress-docker-images/pull/332
+      - run: apt-get update && apt-get install -y libgbm-dev
       - run:
           name: Create new NPM package
           working_directory: test-binary