diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/epel/package-installs.yaml b/diskimage_builder/elements/epel/package-installs.yaml
index 6d45f1063..11a5492fd 100644
--- a/diskimage_builder/elements/epel/package-installs.yaml
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/epel/package-installs.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 wget:
   phase: pre-install.d
+yum-utils:
+  phase: pre-install.d