diff --git a/nodepool/elements/infra-package-needs/package-installs.yaml b/nodepool/elements/infra-package-needs/package-installs.yaml
index 09f10513f7..8ea49303b4 100644
--- a/nodepool/elements/infra-package-needs/package-installs.yaml
+++ b/nodepool/elements/infra-package-needs/package-installs.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ rsync:
 parted:
 wget:
 iputils-ping:
+iproute2:
 dnsutils:
 haveged:
 iptables:
diff --git a/nodepool/elements/infra-package-needs/pkg-map b/nodepool/elements/infra-package-needs/pkg-map
index 9f14c9db90..bd249481e8 100644
--- a/nodepool/elements/infra-package-needs/pkg-map
+++ b/nodepool/elements/infra-package-needs/pkg-map
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
       "cron": "cronie",
       "build-essential": "glibc-devel gcc make",
       "dnsutils": "bind-utils",
+      "iproute2": "iproute",
       "iputils-ping": "iputils",
       "ntp": "ntp ntp-perl",
       "python-dev": "python-devel",