diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/gentoo/package-installs.yaml b/diskimage_builder/elements/gentoo/package-installs.yaml
index 16b2f418b..453386beb 100644
--- a/diskimage_builder/elements/gentoo/package-installs.yaml
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/gentoo/package-installs.yaml
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 sys-fs/dosfstools:
+app-admin/sudo: