diff --git a/build/debian-hyperkube-base/Dockerfile b/build/debian-hyperkube-base/Dockerfile
index 6e93390c0e1..a4882d87ba2 100644
--- a/build/debian-hyperkube-base/Dockerfile
+++ b/build/debian-hyperkube-base/Dockerfile
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ RUN echo CACHEBUST>/dev/null && clean-install \
     e2fsprogs \
     ebtables \
     ethtool \
+    kmod \
     ca-certificates \
     conntrack \
     util-linux \
diff --git a/build/debian-hyperkube-base/Makefile b/build/debian-hyperkube-base/Makefile
index f7b96f8b07e..365d0d8294b 100644
--- a/build/debian-hyperkube-base/Makefile
+++ b/build/debian-hyperkube-base/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 REGISTRY?=gcr.io/google-containers
 IMAGE?=debian-hyperkube-base
-TAG=0.3
+TAG=0.4
 ARCH?=amd64
 CACHEBUST?=1
 
diff --git a/cluster/images/hyperkube/Makefile b/cluster/images/hyperkube/Makefile
index 5f9da307b61..d84e854752b 100644
--- a/cluster/images/hyperkube/Makefile
+++ b/cluster/images/hyperkube/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ REGISTRY?=gcr.io/google-containers
 ARCH?=amd64
 HYPERKUBE_BIN?=_output/dockerized/bin/linux/$(ARCH)/hyperkube
 
-BASEIMAGE=gcr.io/google-containers/debian-hyperkube-base-$(ARCH):0.3
+BASEIMAGE=gcr.io/google-containers/debian-hyperkube-base-$(ARCH):0.4
 TEMP_DIR:=$(shell mktemp -d -t hyperkubeXXXXXX)
 
 all: build