diff --git a/classes/sdcard_image.bbclass b/classes/sdcard_image.bbclass
index f7251f50..531b4192 100644
--- a/classes/sdcard_image.bbclass
+++ b/classes/sdcard_image.bbclass
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ inherit image
 # Add the fstypes we need
 IMAGE_FSTYPES_append = " tar.bz2 sdimg"
 
+# Ensure required utilities are present
+IMAGE_DEPENDS_sdimg = "genext2fs-native e2fsprogs-native"
+
 # Change this to match your host distro
 LOSETUP ?= "/sbin/losetup"