diff --git a/templates/xbps-base-system/template b/templates/xbps-base-system/template
index df693ada4d..f103cdeab8 100644
--- a/templates/xbps-base-system/template
+++ b/templates/xbps-base-system/template
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Add_dependency full e2fsprogs
 Add_dependency full tzdata
 Add_dependency full iana-etc
 Add_dependency full vim
+Add_dependency full dhcpcd
 Add_dependency full sysvinit
 Add_dependency full net-tools
 Add_dependency full iputils