diff --git a/appliance/packagelist.in b/appliance/packagelist.in
index cede0ac0b..b5f9d9dc7 100644
--- a/appliance/packagelist.in
+++ b/appliance/packagelist.in
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ ifelse(REDHAT,1,
   dhclient
   gfs-utils
   gfs2-utils
+  glibc-gconv-extra    dnl syslinux requires IBM850 iconv converter
   grub
   hfsplus-tools
   iproute