diff --git a/etc/guix-install.sh b/etc/guix-install.sh
index f008593d84..b8ea9e54c3 100755
--- a/etc/guix-install.sh
+++ b/etc/guix-install.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ REQUIRE=(
     "chmod"
     "uname"
     "groupadd"
+    "useradd"
     "tail"
     "tr"
     "xz"