diff --git a/branding/templates/debian/control-template b/branding/templates/debian/control-template
index e576db8ee85de275b30c9cb4e88adc432fd07325..d21ed8717a00bc16c21ef286c155bc2ed53c4462 100644
--- a/branding/templates/debian/control-template
+++ b/branding/templates/debian/control-template
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}, libqt6core6, libqt6gui6, libqt6qml6
         libqt6svg6, qml6-module-qtquick, qml6-module-qtquick-controls, qml6-module-qtquick-dialogs,
         qml6-module-qtquick-layouts, qml6-module-qtqml-workerscript, qml6-module-qtquick-templates, qml6-module-qt-labs-settings,
         qml6-module-qtquick-window, qml6-module-qt-labs-platform, qml6-module-qtcore, qml6-module-qt5compat-graphicaleffects,
-        openvpn, policykit-1-gnome | polkit-1-auth-agent, python3
+        openvpn, policykit-1-gnome | polkit-1-auth-agent, python3, iptables
 Description: Easy, fast, and secure VPN service from ${name}.
  This package is a custom build of the new Bitmask VPN client, preconfigured
  to use the ${providerURL} provider.
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 22677a451f5cf8590787aa90e1046b52076a4428..9521d54f8fc3b7b09d1c1025a538db0db9285962 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Depends: ${misc:Depends}, libqt5core5a, libqt5gui5 | libqt5gui5-gles,
         libqt5qml5, libqt5widgets5, libstdc++6,
         qml-module-qtquick2, qml-module-qtquick-controls2, qml-module-qtquick-dialogs,
         qml-module-qtquick-extras, qml-module-qt-labs-platform,
-        openvpn, policykit-1-gnome | polkit-1-auth-agent, python3
+        openvpn, policykit-1-gnome | polkit-1-auth-agent, python3, iptables
 Description: Easy, fast, and secure VPN service from riseup.net.
  .
  The service does not require a user account, keep logs, or track you in any