diff --git a/usr/lib/initcpio/install/arch_base b/usr/lib/initcpio/install/arch_base
index a76c8e443..39eb28812 100644
--- a/usr/lib/initcpio/install/arch_base
+++ b/usr/lib/initcpio/install/arch_base
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ build ()
 
     ### add pacman
     apps="pacman pacman-db-upgrade pacman-key pacsort pactree cleanupdelta makepkg pacman-optimize pkgdelta \
-          rankmirrors repo-add testdb repo-elephant testpkg vercmp curl gpg-agent haveged"
+          rankmirrors repo-add testdb repo-elephant testpkg vercmp curl gpg-agent haveged pinentry"
     for i in $apps; do
         add_binary "$i"
     done