diff --git a/templates/xbps-base-system/template b/templates/xbps-base-system/template
index 111e90b6e3f..df693ada4d5 100644
--- a/templates/xbps-base-system/template
+++ b/templates/xbps-base-system/template
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ Add_dependency full tzdata
 Add_dependency full iana-etc
 Add_dependency full vim
 Add_dependency full sysvinit
+Add_dependency full net-tools
 Add_dependency full iputils
 Add_dependency full xbps-base-pkg
 Add_dependency full udev