diff --git a/mkosi.images/base/mkosi.conf b/mkosi.images/base/mkosi.conf
index 6c6d045775..be8586ce3b 100644
--- a/mkosi.images/base/mkosi.conf
+++ b/mkosi.images/base/mkosi.conf
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ Packages=
 
 BuildPackages=
         acl
-        diffutils
-        gawk
         binutils
         clang
+        diffutils
+        gawk
+        gdb
         gettext
         git
         gperf
@@ -30,5 +31,6 @@ BuildPackages=
         pkgconf
         rsync
         sed
+        strace
         tar
         zstd