diff --git a/integrations/docker/images/stage-1/chip-build-crosscompile/start-sysroot-vm.sh b/integrations/docker/images/stage-1/chip-build-crosscompile/start-sysroot-vm.sh
index 201dd3d3bac210..9966912066f0b7 100755
--- a/integrations/docker/images/stage-1/chip-build-crosscompile/start-sysroot-vm.sh
+++ b/integrations/docker/images/stage-1/chip-build-crosscompile/start-sysroot-vm.sh
@@ -7,9 +7,30 @@
 #
 #   sudo apt install qemu-system-arm virtinst libvirt-daemon
 #
-
 set -e
 
+while getopts "hi" opt; do
+  case $opt in
+    h)
+      echo "Usage: $0 [-h] [-i]"
+      echo "    -h    Displays this help message"
+      echo "    -i    Attempt to 'sudo apt-get install' required packages"
+      exit 0
+      ;;
+    i)
+      echo "Installing required packages ..."
+      sudo apt-get install \
+        genisoimage \
+        libvirt-daemon \
+        qemu-system-arm \
+        qemu-utils \
+        virtinst \
+        whois \
+        ;
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
 if ! which qemu-system-aarch64 >/dev/null; then
     echo "Cannot find 'qemu-system-aarch64'. Did you 'sudo apt-get install qemu-system-arm' ?"
     exit 1