diff --git a/base-image/build/conf/local.conf b/base-image/build/conf/local.conf
index 1c3d7be5..ce20dbc0 100644
--- a/base-image/build/conf/local.conf
+++ b/base-image/build/conf/local.conf
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ PACKAGECONFIG_append_pn-nativesdk-qemu = " sdl"
 # this doesn't mean anything to you.
 CONF_VERSION = "1"
 
-IMAGE_INSTALL_append += " ca-certificates nodejs btrfs-tools rsync"
+IMAGE_INSTALL_append += " btrfs-tools ca-certificates iptables nodejs rsync"
 VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager="busybox"
 VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_dev_manager="busybox-mdev"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_nodejs = "6.3.0"