diff --git a/roles/java-deptools/tasks/main.yml b/roles/java-deptools/tasks/main.yml
index aad86add22..8beae450ee 100644
--- a/roles/java-deptools/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/java-deptools/tasks/main.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     - python3-libsemanage  # for ansible
     - dailyjobs  # for cron.daily
     - screen  # for running initial repogen
+    - javapackages-tools  # missing req of java-deptools rpm
   tags:
   - packages