diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index ae8cb5967c..7fb8f6b2e6 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 image: Visual Studio 2017
+# List of preinstalled software in the image:
+# https://www.appveyor.com/docs/windows-images-software/
 
 install:
 - call ci\appveyor_install.bat
diff --git a/ci/appveyor_install.bat b/ci/appveyor_install.bat
index ed50eeff28..89d0a2fb4e 100755
--- a/ci/appveyor_install.bat
+++ b/ci/appveyor_install.bat
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ call conda info -a
 call :check
 call conda update -q conda
 call :check
-call conda install python=3.7 pytest llvmlite prompt_toolkit
+call conda install python=3.7 pytest llvmlite prompt_toolkit cmake make
 call :check
 pip install antlr4-python3-runtime
 call :check