diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/k3s/builder.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/k3s/builder.nix
index 247ab0f339da..9f2909802f91 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/k3s/builder.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/k3s/builder.nix
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     util-linux # kubelet wants 'nsenter' from util-linux: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/26093#issuecomment-705994388
     conntrack-tools
     runc
+    bash
   ];
 
   k3sKillallDeps = [