diff --git a/dib/ironic-python-agent-ramdisk/package-installs.yaml b/dib/ironic-python-agent-ramdisk/package-installs.yaml
index fe88b60..1423d60 100644
--- a/dib/ironic-python-agent-ramdisk/package-installs.yaml
+++ b/dib/ironic-python-agent-ramdisk/package-installs.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ e2fsprogs:
 nvme-cli:
 # This provides iscsistart which is required for iBFT support
 open-iscsi:
+# smartctl is required for ATA secure erase.
+smartmontools:
 
 libffi-dev:
     build-only: true