diff --git a/automation/build/debian/12-ppc64le.dockerfile b/automation/build/debian/12-ppc64le.dockerfile
index 3b311e675e..1d5b486bb4 100644
--- a/automation/build/debian/12-ppc64le.dockerfile
+++ b/automation/build/debian/12-ppc64le.dockerfile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ RUN <<EOF
 
         # Qemu for test phase
         qemu-system-ppc
+        expect
     )
 
     apt-get -y --no-install-recommends install "${DEPS[@]}"
diff --git a/automation/build/debian/12-riscv64.dockerfile b/automation/build/debian/12-riscv64.dockerfile
index 03fd4b0305..8d7233d675 100644
--- a/automation/build/debian/12-riscv64.dockerfile
+++ b/automation/build/debian/12-riscv64.dockerfile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ RUN <<EOF
 
         # Qemu for test phase
         qemu-system-riscv64
+        expect
     )
 
     apt-get -y --no-install-recommends install "${DEPS[@]}"
diff --git a/automation/build/debian/bookworm-arm64v8.dockerfile b/automation/build/debian/bookworm-arm64v8.dockerfile
index 11acc07bff..da8ae75125 100644
--- a/automation/build/debian/bookworm-arm64v8.dockerfile
+++ b/automation/build/debian/bookworm-arm64v8.dockerfile
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         curl \
         cpio \
         busybox-static \
+        expect \
         && \
         apt-get autoremove -y && \
         apt-get clean && \
diff --git a/automation/build/debian/bookworm.dockerfile b/automation/build/debian/bookworm.dockerfile
index db866fde30..3dd70cb6b2 100644
--- a/automation/build/debian/bookworm.dockerfile
+++ b/automation/build/debian/bookworm.dockerfile
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         golang \
         # for test phase, qemu-smoke-* jobs
         qemu-system-x86 \
+        expect \
         # for test phase, qemu-alpine-* jobs
         cpio \
         busybox-static \