diff --git a/rhcos-packages.yaml b/rhcos-packages.yaml
index 2f89a326c..8109ea29c 100644
--- a/rhcos-packages.yaml
+++ b/rhcos-packages.yaml
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@ packages:
   - rpm-ostree
   # part of container-tools module
   - toolbox
+  # for kdump:
+  # https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-tracker/issues/622
+  - kexec-tools