diff --git a/ci/base.yml b/ci/base.yml
index eb5637d4..4c997463 100644
--- a/ci/base.yml
+++ b/ci/base.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ local_conf_header:
     QEMU_USE_KVM = ""
   perf: |
     CORE_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL += "perf"
+  sshkeys: |
+    CORE_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL += "ssh-pregen-hostkeys"
 machine: unset
 
 target: