diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.use b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.use
index baafd631fe..864b879f2b 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.use
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.use
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ net-analyzer/nmap ncat -lua
 app-admin/sudo -sendmail
 
 # avoid pulling in gnutls, disable gentoo-only bits, enable journal upload
-sys-apps/systemd -ssl curl vanilla
+sys-apps/systemd -ssl curl vanilla lzma
 
 # disable kernel config detection and module building
 net-firewall/ipset -modules