diff --git a/src/create_disk.sh b/src/create_disk.sh
index e996ef7f4b..a0281a2008 100755
--- a/src/create_disk.sh
+++ b/src/create_disk.sh
@@ -59,6 +59,15 @@ grub2-install \
 	--boot-directory rootfs/boot \
 	$disk
 
+# install uefi grub
+mkdir -p rootfs/boot/efi/EFI/boot
+grub2-mkimage \
+	--format x86_64-efi \
+	--output rootfs/boot/efi/EFI/boot/bootx64.efi \
+	--prefix '(hd0,gpt1)/grub2' \
+	normal fat part_gpt gzio terminal configfile echo ext2
+cp -r /usr/lib/grub/x86_64-efi rootfs/boot/grub2/
+
 # copy the grub config and any other files we might need
 cp $grub_script rootfs/boot/grub2/grub.cfg
 touch rootfs/boot/ignition.firstboot
diff --git a/src/vmdeps.txt b/src/vmdeps.txt
index c2ba98e256..5407fdb015 100644
--- a/src/vmdeps.txt
+++ b/src/vmdeps.txt
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ selinux-policy selinux-policy-targeted policycoreutils
 
 # coreos-assembler
 #FEDORA python3 python3-gobject-base buildah podman skopeo iptables iptables-libs
-gdisk xfsprogs e2fsprogs grub2 dosfstools
+
+gdisk xfsprogs e2fsprogs grub2 dosfstools grub2-efi-x64-modules