diff --git a/target/bootdisk/build_stage2.sh b/target/bootdisk/build_stage2.sh
index 97ee8c883..ac2c0b4ab 100644
--- a/target/bootdisk/build_stage2.sh
+++ b/target/bootdisk/build_stage2.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ package_map='       +00-dirtree         +glibc22            +glibc23
 +netkit-base        +netkit-ftp         +netkit-telnet      +netkit-tftp
 +sysfiles           +libpcap            +iptables           +tcp_wrappers
 -kiss               +kbd		-syslinux           +ntfsprogs
--ethtool -uml_utilities'
+-ethtool	    -uml_utilities	+ddrescue'
 
 if [ -f ../../pkgs/bize.tar.bz2 -a ! -f ../../pkgs/mine.tar.bz2 ] ; then
 	packager=bize
diff --git a/target/bootdisk/config.in b/target/bootdisk/config.in
index 3a671f308..2b114fcb1 100644
--- a/target/bootdisk/config.in
+++ b/target/bootdisk/config.in
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pkgfilter sed '
 / kbd /		{ p; d; };	/ eject /	{ p; d; };
 / popt /	{ p; d; };      / raidtools /   { p; d; };
 / mdadm /       { p; d; };      / ntfsprogs /   { P; d; };
-/ linux /	{ p; d; };
+/ linux /	{ p; d; };	/ ddrescue /    { p; d; };
 
 # Select some packages explicitely (architectures)
 / bin86 /	{ p; d; };	/ cpuburn /	{ p; d; };