diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win32.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win32.yml
index 04643c152..87e05b461 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win32.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win32.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ packages:
 - "libtool"
 - "automake"
 - "pkg-config"
+- "bsdmainutils"
 
 reference_datetime: "2013-06-01 00:00:00"
 remotes:
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian.yml b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian.yml
index 47704bea2..aeebc7efd 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian.yml
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ packages:
 - "libtool"
 - "automake"
 - "faketime"
+- "bsdmainutils"
 reference_datetime: "2013-06-01 00:00:00"
 remotes:
 - "url": "https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git"