diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/targets/generic/package.use b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/targets/generic/package.use
index f912708ed4..5353d7b4aa 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/targets/generic/package.use
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/targets/generic/package.use
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ sys-apps/smartmontools	minimal
 sys-block/parted        device-mapper
 sys-fs/lvm2		-lvm1 -readline
 sys-libs/ncurses	minimal
-sys-libs/pam        -berkdb
+sys-libs/pam		-berkdb audit
 sys-libs/gdbm		berkdb
 
 # enable journal gateway and container features