diff --git a/etc/guix-install.sh b/etc/guix-install.sh
index bcce1d8869..4d457e7f2d 100755
--- a/etc/guix-install.sh
+++ b/etc/guix-install.sh
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ REQUIRE=(
     "groupadd"
     "tail"
     "tr"
+    "xz"
 )
 
 PAS=$'[ \033[32;1mPASS\033[0m ] '