diff --git a/recipes-core/images/dm-verity-image-initramfs.bb b/recipes-core/images/dm-verity-image-initramfs.bb
index 0fdb46c..05ab10c 100644
--- a/recipes-core/images/dm-verity-image-initramfs.bb
+++ b/recipes-core/images/dm-verity-image-initramfs.bb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ inherit core-image
 
 PACKAGE_INSTALL = " \
     base-files \
+    base-passwd \
     busybox \
     cryptsetup \
     initramfs-module-dmverity \