diff --git a/templates/Dockerfile.erb b/templates/Dockerfile.erb
index 2492989ab8..907acc84a0 100644
--- a/templates/Dockerfile.erb
+++ b/templates/Dockerfile.erb
@@ -17,22 +17,30 @@ ENV GEM_HOME /fluentd/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.6.0
 ENV FLUENTD_DISABLE_BUNDLER_INJECTION 1
 
 COPY Gemfile* /fluentd/
-  RUN buildDeps="sudo make gcc g++ libc-dev libffi-dev<% if target == "graylog" %> build-essential patch zlib1g-dev liblzma-dev<% elsif target == "kafka" %> build-essential autoconf automake libtool pkg-config<% end %><% if requires_git %> git<% end %>" \
-     && apt-get update \
-     && apt-get upgrade -y \
-     && apt-get install \
-     -y --no-install-recommends \
-     $buildDeps net-tools \
-    && gem install bundler --version 1.16.2 \
-    && bundle config silence_root_warning true \
-    && bundle install --gemfile=/fluentd/Gemfile --path=/fluentd/vendor/bundle \
-    && SUDO_FORCE_REMOVE=yes \
-    apt-get purge -y --auto-remove \
-                  -o APT::AutoRemove::RecommendsImportant=false \
-                  $buildDeps \
- && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
-    && gem sources --clear-all \
-    && rm -rf /tmp/* /var/tmp/* /usr/lib/ruby/gems/*/cache/*.gem
+
+RUN buildDeps="sudo make gcc g++ libc-dev libffi-dev<% if target == "graylog" %> build-essential patch zlib1g-dev liblzma-dev \
+<% elsif target == "kafka" %> build-essential autoconf automake libtool pkg-config python <% end %><% if requires_git %> git<% end %>" \
+runtimeDeps="<% if target == "kafka" %>krb5-kdc libsasl2-modules-gssapi-mit libsasl2-dev <% end %> " \
+   && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+   && apt-get update \
+   && apt-get upgrade -y \
+   && apt-get install \
+   -y --no-install-recommends \
+   $buildDeps $runtimeDeps net-tools \
+   && gem install bundler --version 1.16.2 \
+   && bundle config silence_root_warning true \
+   && bundle install --gemfile=/fluentd/Gemfile --path=/fluentd/vendor/bundle \
+   && SUDO_FORCE_REMOVE=yes \
+   apt-get purge -y --auto-remove \
+         -o APT::AutoRemove::RecommendsImportant=false \
+         $buildDeps \
+   && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* \
+   && gem sources --clear-all \
+   && rm -rf /tmp/* /var/tmp/* /usr/lib/ruby/gems/*/cache/*.gem \
+   <% if target == "kafka" %> \
+   && ldconfig -p | grep -q "libsasl2.so$" \
+   && ldconfig -p | grep -q "libsasl2.so.2" \
+   <% end %> 
 
 # Copy configuration files
 COPY ./conf/fluent.conf /fluentd/etc/
diff --git a/templates/Gemfile.erb b/templates/Gemfile.erb
index fae1969909..f92ff59138 100644
--- a/templates/Gemfile.erb
+++ b/templates/Gemfile.erb
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ gem "fluent-plugin-remote_syslog"
 gem "fluent-plugin-kubernetes_remote_syslog"
 <% end %>
 <% when "kafka" %>
-gem "fluent-plugin-kafka", "~> 0.7.9"
+gem "rdkafka", "~> 0.7.0"
+gem "fluent-plugin-kafka", "~> 0.12.2"
 gem "snappy", "~> 0.0.15"
 <% when "kinesis" %>
 <% if is_v1 %>