diff --git a/modules.d/99img-lib/module-setup.sh b/modules.d/99img-lib/module-setup.sh
index 558a9256a9..4f57b37f66 100755
--- a/modules.d/99img-lib/module-setup.sh
+++ b/modules.d/99img-lib/module-setup.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ depends() {
 
 # called by dracut
 install() {
-    inst_multiple tar gzip dd echo tr
+    inst_multiple tar gzip dd echo tr rmdir
     # TODO: make this conditional on a cmdline flag / config option
     inst_multiple -o cpio xz bzip2 zstd
     inst_simple "$moddir/img-lib.sh" "/lib/img-lib.sh"