diff --git a/nixos/modules/profiles/base.nix b/nixos/modules/profiles/base.nix
index 3bf06a95119..52481d90eab 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/profiles/base.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/profiles/base.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     pkgs.ddrescue
     pkgs.ccrypt
     pkgs.cryptsetup # needed for dm-crypt volumes
+    pkgs.mkpasswd # for generating password files
 
     # Some networking tools.
     pkgs.fuse