diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index df51d9e..0d74576 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 _venv_build_base_distro_package_list:
   debian:
     - cmake
-    - gcc
+    - g++
     - "{{ (venv_python_executable == 'python2') | ternary('pkg-config', 'python3-pkgconfig') }}"
     - "{{ (venv_python_executable == 'python2') | ternary('python-dev', 'python3-dev') }}"
   gentoo: