diff --git a/containers/ci/Dockerfile b/containers/ci/Dockerfile
index 6b8509fb7949dc2bc580b1b06436437bebd863a6..b4a29ff8a67f42126cf2d44fd89eb7a0f5c62c01 100644
--- a/containers/ci/Dockerfile
+++ b/containers/ci/Dockerfile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ COPY fastpath/requirements.txt /tmp/requirements.txt
 RUN pip3 install -r /tmp/requirements.txt
 RUN rm -rf /tmp/requirements.txt
 
+
 # Install packages required by ci.
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install --assume-yes --no-install-recommends --option=debug::pkgProblemResolver=yes \
@@ -32,6 +33,20 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
 	git
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir requests ruamel.yaml
 
+# Additional packages for kernel build and bisection support
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install --assume-yes --no-install-recommends \
+    gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu \
+    make \
+    bc \
+    flex \
+    bison \
+    libssl-dev \
+    libelf-dev
+
+# Add TuxMake for kernel builds with toolchain control
+RUN pip install tuxmake==1.29.3
+
 RUN mkdir /tools
 ENV PATH="/tools:${PATH}"