diff --git a/scripts/pkgdep/debian.sh b/scripts/pkgdep/debian.sh
index 9110a846e3..c4046906a2 100755
--- a/scripts/pkgdep/debian.sh
+++ b/scripts/pkgdep/debian.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ apt-get install -y autoconf automake libtool help2man
 apt-get install -y systemtap-sdt-dev
 if [[ $INSTALL_DEV_TOOLS == "true" ]]; then
 	# Tools for developers
-	apt-get install -y git astyle pep8 lcov clang sg3-utils pciutils shellcheck abigail-tools bash-completion
+	apt-get install -y git astyle pep8 lcov clang sg3-utils pciutils shellcheck \
+		abigail-tools bash-completion ruby-dev
 	# Additional python style checker not available on ubuntu 16.04 or earlier.
 	apt-get install -y pycodestyle || true
 	# Additional dependecies for nvmf performance test script
diff --git a/scripts/pkgdep/freebsd.sh b/scripts/pkgdep/freebsd.sh
index 2e6d898efd..1af9479326 100755
--- a/scripts/pkgdep/freebsd.sh
+++ b/scripts/pkgdep/freebsd.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if [[ $INSTALL_DEV_TOOLS == "true" ]]; then
 	# Tools for developers
 	pkg install -y devel/astyle bash \
 		misc/e2fsprogs-libuuid sysutils/sg3_utils nasm \
-		bash-completion
+		bash-completion ruby devel/ruby-gems
 	pkg install -g -y "py*-pycodestyle"
 fi
 if [[ $INSTALL_DOCS == "true" ]]; then
diff --git a/scripts/pkgdep/rhel.sh b/scripts/pkgdep/rhel.sh
index 4024873c19..75442af6cc 100755
--- a/scripts/pkgdep/rhel.sh
+++ b/scripts/pkgdep/rhel.sh
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ if [[ $INSTALL_DEV_TOOLS == "true" ]]; then
 	else
 		yum install -y python-pycodestyle lcov ShellCheck
 	fi
-	yum install -y git astyle sg3_utils pciutils libabigail bash-completion
+	yum install -y git astyle sg3_utils pciutils libabigail bash-completion ruby-devel
 fi
 if [[ $INSTALL_PMEM == "true" ]]; then
 	# Additional dependencies for building pmem based backends