diff --git a/openvswitch/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/openvswitch/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index c93c3d32..a3f33c46 100644
--- a/openvswitch/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/openvswitch/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ RUN chmod +x /tini
 
 RUN set -ex && \
     apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y openvswitch-switch iproute2 && \
+    apt-get install -y openvswitch-switch iproute2 iptables && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* && \
     useradd -u 42424 openvswitch && \
     chown -R openvswitch:openvswitch /var/lib/openvswitch /etc/openvswitch