diff --git a/archinstall/lib/installer.py b/archinstall/lib/installer.py
index 652482ed49..5884361739 100644
--- a/archinstall/lib/installer.py
+++ b/archinstall/lib/installer.py
@@ -956,6 +956,7 @@ def setup_btrfs_snapshot(
 
 			if bootloader and bootloader == Bootloader.Grub:
 				self.pacman.strap('grub-btrfs')
+				self.pacman.strap('inotify-tools')
 				self.enable_service('grub-btrfsd.service')
 
 	def setup_swap(self, kind: str = 'zram') -> None: