diff --git a/playbooks/roles/lxc_hosts/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/lxc_hosts/defaults/main.yml
index 7ece3eaf76..d580547f3f 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/lxc_hosts/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/lxc_hosts/defaults/main.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ lxc_apt_packages:
   - lxc-templates
   - python-dev
   - python3-lxc
+  - irqbalance
 
 # Prebuilt images to deploy onto hosts for use in containers.
 # lxc_container_caches: