diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
index 70c4e3d1..e634149d 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@
 octavia_distro_packages:
   - haproxy
   - iptables-services
+  - libxml2-devel
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml b/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
index 916f57a9..0cef4b67 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ cache_timeout: 600
 octavia_distro_packages:
   - iptables-persistent
   - netfilter-persistent
+  - libxml2-dev