diff --git a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs.mk b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs.mk
index e534a5392c8c..ea0d15134f5a 100644
--- a/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs.mk
+++ b/platform/vs/docker-sonic-vs.mk
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ ifeq ($(INSTALL_DEBUG_TOOLS), y)
 $(DOCKER_SONIC_VS)_DEPENDS += $(SWSS_DBG) \
                               $(LIBSWSSCOMMON_DBG) \
                               $(LIBSAIREDIS_DBG) \
+                              $(LIBSAIVS_DBG) \
                               $(SYNCD_VS_DBG)
 endif