diff --git a/files/apts/general b/files/apts/general
index 3fa07a75cb..be7bf98c54 100644
--- a/files/apts/general
+++ b/files/apts/general
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+bridge-utils
 pep8
 pylint
 python-pip
diff --git a/files/rpms/general b/files/rpms/general
index 52184d0004..6d89d2ef5d 100644
--- a/files/rpms/general
+++ b/files/rpms/general
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+bridge-utils
 curl
 euca2ools # only for testing client
 git-core