diff --git a/mk/linux/setupBuildDeps.sh b/mk/linux/setupBuildDeps.sh
index d639f620..a6d156c4 100755
--- a/mk/linux/setupBuildDeps.sh
+++ b/mk/linux/setupBuildDeps.sh
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ case $distribution in
 				#name > zesty, EoL January 2018
 				installcommand="apt-get install $APT_OPTIONS build-essential cmake libcurl4-gnutls-dev libsdl2-dev libopenal-dev liblua5.3-dev libjpeg-dev libpng-dev libfreetype6-dev libwxgtk3.0-dev libcppunit-dev libfribidi-dev libftgl-dev libglew-dev libogg-dev libvorbis-dev libminiupnpc-dev libircclient-dev libvlc-dev libvlccore-dev libxml2-dev libx11-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev librtmp-dev libkrb5-dev libldap2-dev libidn11-dev libgnutls28-dev libnghttp2-dev libssh2-1-dev libidn2-dev libpsl-dev"
 				;;
+			18.04)
+				#name > bionic
+				installcommand="apt-get install $APT_OPTIONS build-essential cmake libcurl4-gnutls-dev libsdl2-dev libopenal-dev liblua5.3-dev libjpeg-dev libpng-dev libfreetype6-dev libwxgtk3.0-dev libcppunit-dev libfribidi-dev libftgl-dev libglew-dev libogg-dev libvorbis-dev libminiupnpc-dev libircclient-dev libvlc-dev libvlccore-dev libxml2-dev libx11-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev librtmp-dev libkrb5-dev libldap2-dev libidn11-dev libgnutls28-dev libnghttp2-dev libssh2-1-dev libidn2-dev libpsl-dev"
+				;;
 			*)
 				installcommand="apt-get install $APT_OPTIONS $packages_for_next_debian_ubuntu_mint"
 				unsupported_currently_this_OS="release"