diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 22797d5..a3f53ec 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ RUN apt-get -y update && \
     apt-get -y install \
         git vim parted \
         quilt realpath qemu-user-static debootstrap zerofree pxz zip dosfstools \
-        bsdtar libcap2-bin rsync grep udev xz-utils curl xxd file \
+        bsdtar libcap2-bin rsync grep udev xz-utils curl xxd file kmod\
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 COPY . /pi-gen/
diff --git a/depends b/depends
index c5308d5..349118e 100644
--- a/depends
+++ b/depends
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ curl
 xxd
 file
 git
+lsmod:kmod
diff --git a/scripts/dependencies_check b/scripts/dependencies_check
index 1b92a9c..9b7725e 100644
--- a/scripts/dependencies_check
+++ b/scripts/dependencies_check
@@ -27,4 +27,13 @@ dependencies_check()
 		echo "$missing"
 		false
 	fi
+
+
+	if ! lsmod | grep binfmt_misc >/dev/null
+	then
+		echo "Module binfmt_misc not loaded in host"
+		echo "Please run:"
+		echo "  sudo modprobe binfmt_misc"
+		exit 1
+	fi
 }