diff --git a/releases/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage1.spec b/releases/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage1.spec
index d346bf83..c6d8440b 100644
--- a/releases/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage1.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/amd64/hardened/admincd-stage1.spec
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ livecd/packages:
 	app-text/dos2unix
 	app-text/wgetpaste
 	app-vim/gentoo-syntax
+	dev-debug/strace
 	dev-lang/perl
 	dev-lang/python
 	dev-vcs/git
diff --git a/releases/specs/amd64/installcd-stage1.spec b/releases/specs/amd64/installcd-stage1.spec
index 0192958f..d0cf008b 100644
--- a/releases/specs/amd64/installcd-stage1.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/amd64/installcd-stage1.spec
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ livecd/packages:
 	app-portage/cpuid2cpuflags
 	app-portage/mirrorselect
 	app-text/wgetpaste
+	dev-debug/strace
 	media-gfx/fbgrab
 	media-sound/alsa-utils
 	net-analyzer/traceroute
diff --git a/releases/specs/amd64/livegui/livegui-stage1.spec b/releases/specs/amd64/livegui/livegui-stage1.spec
index 2690c61d..a8983b71 100644
--- a/releases/specs/amd64/livegui/livegui-stage1.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/amd64/livegui/livegui-stage1.spec
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ livecd/packages:
 	app-text/wgetpaste
 	app-text/xournalpp
 	app-vim/gentoo-syntax
+	dev-debug/strace
 	dev-lang/perl
 	dev-lang/python
 	dev-util/kdevelop
diff --git a/releases/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage1-openrc.spec b/releases/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage1-openrc.spec
index 4b08a0ac..09335557 100644
--- a/releases/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage1-openrc.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/x86/hardened/admincd-stage1-openrc.spec
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ livecd/packages:
 	app-text/dos2unix
 	app-text/wgetpaste
 	app-vim/gentoo-syntax
+	dev-debug/strace
 	dev-lang/perl
 	dev-lang/python
 	dev-vcs/git
diff --git a/releases/specs/x86/i486/installcd-stage1-openrc.spec b/releases/specs/x86/i486/installcd-stage1-openrc.spec
index bb1950ab..ce889cb5 100644
--- a/releases/specs/x86/i486/installcd-stage1-openrc.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/x86/i486/installcd-stage1-openrc.spec
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ livecd/packages:
 	app-portage/cpuid2cpuflags
 	app-portage/mirrorselect
 	app-text/wgetpaste
+	dev-debug/strace
 	media-gfx/fbgrab
 	media-sound/alsa-utils
 	net-analyzer/traceroute