diff --git a/.mkosi/mkosi.arch b/.mkosi/mkosi.arch
index b99cf8bc9b..ebed8dcbbe 100644
--- a/.mkosi/mkosi.arch
+++ b/.mkosi/mkosi.arch
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ BuildPackages=
         zstd
 
 Packages=
+        gdb
         libidn2
         qrencode
 
diff --git a/.mkosi/mkosi.debian b/.mkosi/mkosi.debian
index da6a30a711..9e59446774 100644
--- a/.mkosi/mkosi.debian
+++ b/.mkosi/mkosi.debian
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ BuildPackages=
         zstd
 
 Packages=
+        gdb
+        libidn2-0
         libqrencode4
         locales
         libidn2-0
diff --git a/.mkosi/mkosi.fedora b/.mkosi/mkosi.fedora
index f9750b994a..a01a6d0190 100644
--- a/.mkosi/mkosi.fedora
+++ b/.mkosi/mkosi.fedora
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ BuildPackages=
         zstd
 
 Packages=
+        gdb
         # libfido2 + libzstd can be dropped once the Fedora RPM gets a dependency on them
         libfido2
         libzstd
diff --git a/.mkosi/mkosi.opensuse b/.mkosi/mkosi.opensuse
index 96dbedead4..b9f0e92f4b 100644
--- a/.mkosi/mkosi.opensuse
+++ b/.mkosi/mkosi.opensuse
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ BuildPackages=
         timezone
 
 Packages=
+        gdb
         # brought in via meson->python3
         libp11-kit0
         # --bootable=no
diff --git a/.mkosi/mkosi.ubuntu b/.mkosi/mkosi.ubuntu
index 08d0c49d90..43218cb403 100644
--- a/.mkosi/mkosi.ubuntu
+++ b/.mkosi/mkosi.ubuntu
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ BuildPackages=
         zstd
 
 Packages=
+        gdb
+        libidn2-0
         libqrencode4
         locales
         libidn2-0