diff --git a/vars/debian.yml b/vars/debian.yml
index cfcec660..f9e841e2 100644
--- a/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/vars/debian.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ _galera_mariadb_server_package: "mariadb-server"
 # the preseed task and the service startup control used when installing
 # mariadb-galera-server and galera.
 galera_server_mariadb_distro_packages:
+  - findutils  # "find" is used by wsrep_sst_mariabackup script
   - libmariadb-dev
   - mariadb-client
   - mariadb-backup
diff --git a/vars/redhat.yml b/vars/redhat.yml
index 57c468b6..433b7b1d 100644
--- a/vars/redhat.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ _galera_gpg_keys:
 _galera_disable_privatedevices: yes
 
 galera_server_required_distro_packages:
+  - findutils  # "find" is used by wsrep_sst_mariabackup script
   - gnupg2
   - libaio
   - libstdc++