diff --git a/roles/wireguard/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/wireguard/tasks/main.yaml
index a2fd3ad..d557461 100644
--- a/roles/wireguard/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/wireguard/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 ---
+- name: install kernel headers
+  apt:
+    name: linux-headers-amd64
 - name: add unstable repo for wireguard
   apt_repository:
     repo: "deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ unstable main"