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 94311fbd4c..37925ec487 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
@@ -173,3 +173,6 @@ sys-kernel/dracut -dracut-cpio
 # Avoid initrd bloat by using OpenSSL instead of gcrypt in systemd.
 # systemd-journal's FSS feature requires gcrypt, but Flatcar doesn't need it.
 sys-apps/systemd -gcrypt
+
+# Make dracut module available for initrd build.
+sys-apps/azure-vm-utils dracut