--- a/python/mozboot/mozboot/freebsd.py
+++ b/python/mozboot/mozboot/freebsd.py
@@ -9,16 +9,17 @@ class FreeBSDBootstrapper(BaseBootstrapp
     def __init__(self, version, flavor, **kwargs):
         BaseBootstrapper.__init__(self, **kwargs)
         self.version = int(version.split('.')[0])
         self.flavor = flavor.lower()
 
         self.packages = [
             'autoconf213',
             'gmake',
+            'gtar',
             'mercurial',
             'pkgconf',
             'zip',
         ]
 
         self.browser_packages = [
             'dbus-glib',
             'gconf2',