diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml
index f419a091c..343ba5707 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ common_required_pkgs:
   - curl
   - rsync
   - bash-completion
+  - socat
 
 # Set to true if your network does not support IPv6
 # This maybe necessary for pulling Docker images from