diff --git a/appliances/vabuilder/package.use b/appliances/vabuilder/package.use
index f0320a9..c84c405 100644
--- a/appliances/vabuilder/package.use
+++ b/appliances/vabuilder/package.use
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ sys-process/procps kill
 
 # appliance-specific
 app-emulation/qemu python_targets_python2_7
+dev-lang/python ncurses readline
 dev-vcs/mercurial python_targets_python2_7
 www-servers/nginx http