diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.images/exitrd/mkosi.conf b/mkosi/mkosi.images/exitrd/mkosi.conf
index f1e8e45dcd..8d8b7e9761 100644
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.images/exitrd/mkosi.conf
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.images/exitrd/mkosi.conf
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ CleanPackageMetadata=yes
 MakeInitrd=yes
 
 Packages=
+        coreutils
         bash
 
 [Include]
diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.images/initrd/mkosi.conf b/mkosi/mkosi.images/initrd/mkosi.conf
index bee0911fc9..b54fe2daf4 100644
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.images/initrd/mkosi.conf
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.images/initrd/mkosi.conf
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Include=
 ExtraTrees=%D/mkosi/mkosi.extra.common
 
 Packages=
+        coreutils
         findutils
         grep
         sed