diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index 7ae6c183df..847751e6c7 100755
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ def package(build_output, pkg_name, version, nightly=False, iteration=1, static=
                             package_build_root,
                             current_location)
                         if package_type == "rpm":
-                            fpm_command += "--depends coreutils --rpm-posttrans {}".format(POSTINST_SCRIPT)
+                            fpm_command += "--depends coreutils --depends shadow-utils --rpm-posttrans {}".format(POSTINST_SCRIPT)
                         out = run(fpm_command, shell=True)
                         matches = re.search(':path=>"(.*)"', out)
                         outfile = None
diff --git a/releng/packages/fs/usr/local/bin/influxdb_packages.bash b/releng/packages/fs/usr/local/bin/influxdb_packages.bash
index a3067d5b62..f056e31001 100755
--- a/releng/packages/fs/usr/local/bin/influxdb_packages.bash
+++ b/releng/packages/fs/usr/local/bin/influxdb_packages.bash
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ if [ "$OS" == "linux" ] || [ "$OS" == "darwin" ]; then
   # don't need static install packages.
   if [ "$OS" == "linux" ] && [ "$STATIC" != "1" ]; then
     # Call fpm to build .deb and .rpm packages.
-    for typeargs in "-t deb" "-t rpm --depends coreutils"; do
+    for typeargs in "-t deb" "-t rpm --depends coreutils --depends shadow-utils"; do
       FPM_NAME=$(
       fpm \
         -s dir \