diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 433da05b1a..13233d2cb1 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ cmake: &cmake
     - restore_cache:
         keys:
           - cache-v1-{{ arch }}-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_JOB }}-{{ checksum "setup.py" }}-{{ checksum "tox.ini" }}
+    - run:
+        name: install libsnappy-dev
+        command: sudo apt install -y libsnappy-dev
     - run:
         name: install cmake
         command: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y gcc g++ cmake