diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 39f6c9b..da22352 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ earlier releases of these systems.
 To install the required dependencies for pi-gen you should run:
 
 ```bash
-apt-get install quilt parted realpath qemu-user-static debootstrap zerofree pxz zip \
+apt-get install coreutils quilt parted qemu-user-static debootstrap zerofree pxz zip \
 dosfstools bsdtar libcap2-bin grep rsync xz-utils file git curl
 ```
 
diff --git a/depends b/depends
index 80db669..c5308d5 100644
--- a/depends
+++ b/depends
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 quilt
 parted
-realpath
+realpath:coreutils
 qemu-arm-static:qemu-user-static
 debootstrap
 zerofree