diff --git a/cache_images/debian_packaging.sh b/cache_images/debian_packaging.sh
index 0914acc0..746875a1 100644
--- a/cache_images/debian_packaging.sh
+++ b/cache_images/debian_packaging.sh
@@ -121,6 +121,12 @@ lilto $SUDO apt-get -q -y update
 echo "Installing general build/testing dependencies"
 bigto $SUDO apt-get -q -y install "${INSTALL_PACKAGES[@]}"
 
+# Workaround podman depending on netavark but not aardvark-dns
+# TODO: Remove this once netavark/aardvark-dns are both installed together.
+if ! dpkg -l --no-pager aardvark-dns; then
+  lilto $SUDO apt-get -q -y install aardvark-dns
+fi
+
 # Buildah conformance testing needs to install packages from docker.io
 # at runtime.  Setup the repo here, so it only affects downloaded
 # (cached) packages and not updates/installs (above).  Installing packages