diff --git a/rootfs-builder/clearlinux/config.sh b/rootfs-builder/clearlinux/config.sh
index 7b3b95426..c26cc049a 100644
--- a/rootfs-builder/clearlinux/config.sh
+++ b/rootfs-builder/clearlinux/config.sh
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ clr_url="https://download.clearlinux.org"
 
 BASE_URL="${clr_url}/releases/${OS_VERSION}/${REPO_NAME}/${ARCH}/os/"
 
-PACKAGES="util-linux-bin iptables-bin libudev0-shim chrony"
+PACKAGES="libudev0-shim kmod-bin"
 
 #Optional packages:
 # systemd: An init system that will start kata-agent if kata-agent
 #          itself is not configured as init process.
-[ "$AGENT_INIT" == "no" ] && PACKAGES+=" systemd" || true
+[ "$AGENT_INIT" == "no" ] && PACKAGES+=" systemd chrony iptables-bin util-linux-bin" || true
 
 # Init process must be one of {systemd,kata-agent}
 INIT_PROCESS=systemd
diff --git a/rootfs-builder/debian/config.sh b/rootfs-builder/debian/config.sh
index 9eb022e66..38e2ee5b9 100644
--- a/rootfs-builder/debian/config.sh
+++ b/rootfs-builder/debian/config.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ OS_VERSION=${OS_VERSION:-9.5}
 # Set OS_NAME to the desired debian "codename"
 OS_NAME=${OS_NAME:-"stretch"}
 
-PACKAGES="systemd iptables init chrony"
+PACKAGES="systemd iptables init chrony kmod"
 
 # NOTE: Re-using ubuntu rootfs configuration, see 'ubuntu' folder for full content.
 source $script_dir/ubuntu/$CONFIG_SH
diff --git a/rootfs-builder/ubuntu/config.sh b/rootfs-builder/ubuntu/config.sh
index f2247e4ae..20138d145 100644
--- a/rootfs-builder/ubuntu/config.sh
+++ b/rootfs-builder/ubuntu/config.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ OS_VERSION=${OS_VERSION:-18.04}
 OS_NAME=${OS_NAME:-"bionic"}
 
 # packages to be installed by default
-PACKAGES="systemd iptables init chrony"
+PACKAGES="systemd iptables init chrony kmod"
 
 DEBOOTSTRAP=${PACKAGE_MANAGER:-"debootstrap"}