diff --git a/vars/debian.yml b/vars/debian.yml
index 733303bf..2b2793d2 100644
--- a/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/vars/debian.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ rabbitmq_dependencies:
   - "erlang-eldap{{ _rabbitmq_erlang_version_spec }}"
   - "erlang-nox{{ _rabbitmq_erlang_version_spec }}"
   - socat
+  - util-linux
 
 rabbitmq_distro_packages:
   - "rabbitmq-server{{ (rabbitmq_install_method == 'external_repo') | ternary('=' ~ rabbitmq_package_version, '') }}"
diff --git a/vars/redhat.yml b/vars/redhat.yml
index ca43df33..b3965efe 100644
--- a/vars/redhat.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -55,10 +55,12 @@ rabbitmq_distro_packages_mapping:
   distro:
     - openssl
     - rabbitmq-server
+    - util-linux
   external_repo:
     - openssl
     - "erlang-{{ rabbitmq_erlang_package_version }}.{{ _rabbitmq_erlang_package_dist_tag }}.{{ ansible_facts['architecture'] }}"
     - "rabbitmq-server-{{ rabbitmq_package_version }}.{{ _rabbitmq_package_dist_tag }}.noarch"
+    - util-linux
 
 rabbitmq_distro_packages: "{{ rabbitmq_distro_packages_mapping[rabbitmq_install_method] }}"