diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml
index e9091a64912..d1cc42cee0b 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ common_required_pkgs:
   - xfsprogs
   - ebtables
   - bash-completion
+  - tar
 
 # Set to true if your network does not support IPv6
 # This maybe necessary for pulling Docker images from