diff --git a/bin/make-base-vm b/bin/make-base-vm
index 4788f62..8f0a7cc 100755
--- a/bin/make-base-vm
+++ b/bin/make-base-vm
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ if [ $ARCH = "amd64" -a $SUITE = "hardy" ]; then
   FLAVOUR=server
 fi
 
-addpkg=pciutils,build-essential,git-core,subversion,language-pack-en
+addpkg=pciutils,build-essential,git-core,subversion,language-pack-en,wget
 
 if [ $LXC = "1" ]; then
   addpkg=$addpkg,lxc