diff --git a/.devcontainer/install-deps.sh b/.devcontainer/install-deps.sh
index 9fd3dc63..a412c21e 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/install-deps.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/install-deps.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ set -ex
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 sudo apt-get update && \
 sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+  iputils-ping \
   build-essential \
   device-tree-compiler \
   gperf \