diff --git a/deb/common/control b/deb/common/control
index f405eaf8b6..45687798e2 100644
--- a/deb/common/control
+++ b/deb/common/control
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Recommends: apparmor,
             ca-certificates,
             docker-ce-rootless-extras,
             git,
+            kmod,
             libltdl7,
             pigz,
             procps,
diff --git a/rpm/SPECS/docker-ce.spec b/rpm/SPECS/docker-ce.spec
index bcfaa475e9..bb8cdc913d 100644
--- a/rpm/SPECS/docker-ce.spec
+++ b/rpm/SPECS/docker-ce.spec
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ Vendor: Docker
 Packager: Docker <support@docker.com>
 
 Requires: /usr/sbin/groupadd
+# Provides modprobe, which we use to load br_netfilter if not loaded.
+Recommends: kmod
 Requires: docker-ce-cli
 Recommends: docker-ce-rootless-extras
 Requires: container-selinux >= 2:2.74