diff --git a/anvil.spec.in b/anvil.spec.in
index de53d3cb..5fe40062 100644
--- a/anvil.spec.in
+++ b/anvil.spec.in
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ Requires:       rsync
 Requires:       screen
 Requires:       smartmontools
 Requires:       syslinux
+Requires:       tar
 Requires:       tmux
 Requires:       unzip
 Requires:       usbutils