diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/ubuntu-minimal/package-installs.yaml b/diskimage_builder/elements/ubuntu-minimal/package-installs.yaml
index 83f64fcc..30acf078 100644
--- a/diskimage_builder/elements/ubuntu-minimal/package-installs.yaml
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/ubuntu-minimal/package-installs.yaml
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 linux-image-generic:
+initramfs-tools: