diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 78163386941..69d7a41e1de 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -81,7 +81,14 @@ DEB_DEPENDS += nasm
 
 LIBFFI=libffi6 # works on all but 20.04 and debian-testing
 
-ifeq ($(OS_VERSION_ID),20.04)
+ifeq ($(OS_VERSION_ID),22.04)
+	DEB_DEPENDS += python3-virtualenv
+	DEB_DEPENDS += libssl-dev
+	DEB_DEPENDS += libelf-dev # for libbpf (af_xdp)
+	DEB_DEPENDS += clang clang-format-11
+	LIBFFI=libffi7
+	DEB_DEPENDS += enchant-2  # for docs
+else ifeq ($(OS_VERSION_ID),20.04)
 	DEB_DEPENDS += python3-virtualenv
 	DEB_DEPENDS += libssl-dev
 	DEB_DEPENDS += libelf-dev # for libbpf (af_xdp)
@@ -186,7 +193,7 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(findstring y,$(UNATTENDED)),y)
 CONFIRM=-y
-FORCE=--force-yes
+FORCE=--allow-downgrades --allow-remove-essential --allow-change-held-packages
 endif
 
 TARGETS = vpp