diff --git a/rootfs-builder/clearlinux/config.sh b/rootfs-builder/clearlinux/config.sh
index 7c8484efef..c26cc049a4 100644
--- a/rootfs-builder/clearlinux/config.sh
+++ b/rootfs-builder/clearlinux/config.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ clr_url="https://download.clearlinux.org"
 
 BASE_URL="${clr_url}/releases/${OS_VERSION}/${REPO_NAME}/${ARCH}/os/"
 
-PACKAGES="libudev0-shim"
+PACKAGES="libudev0-shim kmod-bin"
 
 #Optional packages:
 # systemd: An init system that will start kata-agent if kata-agent
diff --git a/rootfs-builder/debian/config.sh b/rootfs-builder/debian/config.sh
index 9eb022e668..38e2ee5b91 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 f2247e4ae6..20138d145c 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"}