diff --git a/scripts/mkimg.base.sh b/scripts/mkimg.base.sh
index 200123438fe..1ce6f16d308 100755
--- a/scripts/mkimg.base.sh
+++ b/scripts/mkimg.base.sh
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ profile_base() {
 	esac
 	apks="alpine-base busybox chrony dhcpcd doas e2fsprogs
 		kbd-bkeymaps network-extras openntpd openssl openssh
-		tzdata wget"
+		tzdata wget tiny-cloud-nocloud"
 	apkovl=
 	hostname="alpine"
 }