diff --git a/vars/global.yml b/vars/global.yml
index d0b4e6ea60..0aade1e676 100644
--- a/vars/global.yml
+++ b/vars/global.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ global_pkgs_inst: ['bind-utils', 'mailx', 'nc', 'openssh-clients',
                    'patch', 'postfix', 'rsync', 'strace',
                    'tmpwatch', 'traceroute', 'vim-enhanced', 'xz', 'zsh',
                    'libselinux-python', 'ntpdate', 'bash-completion', 'telnet',
-                   'htop' ]
+                   'htop', 'rsyslog' ]
 
 # iscsi initiator for netapp iscsi volume
 netapp_iscsi_name: iqn.1992-08.com.netapp:sn.8a2c2d9073de11e4a645123478563412:vs.13