diff --git a/vars/debian.yml b/vars/debian.yml
index 54c4db15..2cb41b1a 100644
--- a/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/vars/debian.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ libvirt_service_name: libvirtd
 nova_distro_packages:
   - git
   - iptables
+  - libxml2
 
 nova_devel_distro_packages:
   - libsystemd-dev
diff --git a/vars/redhat.yml b/vars/redhat.yml
index 6636a8a4..0a1e6c43 100644
--- a/vars/redhat.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ libvirt_service_name: libvirtd
 nova_distro_packages:
   - git
   - iptables
+  - libxml2
   - systemd-python
 
 nova_devel_distro_packages:
diff --git a/vars/suse.yml b/vars/suse.yml
index 699a0544..87d184da 100644
--- a/vars/suse.yml
+++ b/vars/suse.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ libvirt_service_name: libvirtd
 nova_distro_packages:
   - git-core
   - iptables
+  - libxml2
 
 nova_devel_distro_packages:
   - libxml2-devel