diff --git a/scripts/prereq.linux_arm64.sh b/scripts/prereq.linux_arm64.sh
index a6891ab45..0ccb21968 100755
--- a/scripts/prereq.linux_arm64.sh
+++ b/scripts/prereq.linux_arm64.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 set -e
-apk update && apk add --no-cache git cmake ninja qemu-aarch64
+apk update && apk add --no-cache git cmake ninja qemu-aarch64 tar