diff --git a/pkgsel.d/lsb-core.all b/pkgsel.d/lsb-core.all
index a25ddcd..cd9a0af 100644
--- a/pkgsel.d/lsb-core.all
+++ b/pkgsel.d/lsb-core.all
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ X gcc
 # linux kernel headers
 #
 X linux-header
+
+# needed by glibc
+X gzip