diff --git a/packages.mk b/packages.mk
index 09fc4b1..79d0025 100644
--- a/packages.mk
+++ b/packages.mk
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
 $(eval $(call make-pbuilder-package-target,mendel-keyring,packages/mendel-keyring))
 $(eval $(call make-pbuilder-package-target,runonce,packages/runonce))
 $(eval $(call make-pbuilder-package-target,usb-gadget,packages/usb-gadget))
+$(eval $(call make-pbuilder-package-target,vitalsd,packages/vitalsd))
 
 include $(ROOTDIR)/board/packages.mk
 
diff --git a/rootfs-packages.mk b/rootfs-packages.mk
index 590a834..72a41e9 100644
--- a/rootfs-packages.mk
+++ b/rootfs-packages.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
     mendel-keyring \
     mendel-minimal \
     runonce \
-    usb-gadget
+    usb-gadget \
+    vitalsd
 
 GUI_PACKAGES := \
     gstreamer1.0-alsa \