diff --git a/appliance/packagelist.in b/appliance/packagelist.in
index f8f264245..9b723d0af 100644
--- a/appliance/packagelist.in
+++ b/appliance/packagelist.in
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ jfsutils
 lsof
 lvm2
 lzop
+mdadm
 module-init-tools
 net-tools
 /*