diff --git a/containers/oneapi/onedev.Dockerfile b/containers/oneapi/onedev.Dockerfile
index 3061b79327c46515dfabdd5b1135d67398f9129b..52f2f14979816bd7ee205b4f90022a7eac70b2bf 100644
--- a/containers/oneapi/onedev.Dockerfile
+++ b/containers/oneapi/onedev.Dockerfile
@@ -319,6 +319,9 @@ ARG AFTERBURNER_VERSION=main
 RUN echo "" >> /etc/jug_info                                            \
  && echo " - jug_dev: ${JUG_VERSION}" >> /etc/jug_info
 
+## set up oneapi environment
+RUN source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh --force 2> /dev/null
+
 ## make sure we have the entrypoints setup correctly
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/sbin/entrypoint.sh"]
 CMD ["bash", "--rcfile", "/etc/profile", "-l"]