diff --git a/nixos/tests/installer.nix b/nixos/tests/installer.nix
index 4941eb9a6eba..56ba85b76e6f 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/installer.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/installer.nix
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ let
           # The test cannot access the network, so any packages we
           # need must be included in the VM.
           system.extraDependencies = with pkgs; [
+            bintools
             brotli
             brotli.dev
             brotli.lib