diff --git a/tools/dockerfile/grpc_java_base/Dockerfile b/tools/dockerfile/grpc_java_base/Dockerfile
index 7bf79c8e415..9b80bbf9bc4 100644
--- a/tools/dockerfile/grpc_java_base/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/dockerfile/grpc_java_base/Dockerfile
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ RUN echo oracle-java8-installer shared/accepted-oracle-license-v1-1 select true
   apt-get update && \
   apt-get -y install \
       git \
+      libapr1 \
       oracle-java8-installer \
       && \
   apt-get clean && rm -r /var/cache/oracle-jdk8-installer/