diff --git a/resources/asset.rb b/resources/asset.rb
index de57d70..91c4e84 100644
--- a/resources/asset.rb
+++ b/resources/asset.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 property :checksum, String
 
 action :download do
+  chef_gem "octokit" do
+    compile_time true
+  end
+
   do_download
 end