diff --git a/tests/lcitool/projects/qemu-minimal.yml b/tests/lcitool/projects/qemu-minimal.yml
index 6bc232a1c3..2a1ac51d40 100644
--- a/tests/lcitool/projects/qemu-minimal.yml
+++ b/tests/lcitool/projects/qemu-minimal.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ packages:
  - bash
  - bc
  - bison
+ - bzip2
  - ccache
  - findutils
  - flex