diff --git a/build_debian.sh b/build_debian.sh
index d21456b2be..7d87f0508f 100755
--- a/build_debian.sh
+++ b/build_debian.sh
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ sudo dpkg --root=$FILESYSTEM_ROOT -i $debs_path/initramfs-tools_*.deb || \
 sudo dpkg --root=$FILESYSTEM_ROOT -i $debs_path/linux-image-${LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION}-*_${CONFIGURED_ARCH}.deb || \
     sudo LANG=C DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT apt-get -y install -f
 sudo LANG=C DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT apt-get -y install acl
-[[ $CONFIGURED_ARCH == amd64 ]] && sudo LANG=C DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT apt-get -y install dmidecode
+if [[ $CONFIGURED_ARCH == amd64 ]]; then
+    sudo LANG=C DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT apt-get -y install dmidecode hdparm
+fi
 
 ## Update initramfs for booting with squashfs+overlay
 cat files/initramfs-tools/modules | sudo tee -a $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/etc/initramfs-tools/modules > /dev/null