diff --git a/ingredients/base.cfg b/ingredients/base.cfg
index eb4379d..81cea6c 100644
--- a/ingredients/base.cfg
+++ b/ingredients/base.cfg
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ bootloader --timeout=1 # Set the GNU GRUB bootloader timeout to 1.
 @core # minimal installation
 @hardware-support # Provides extended hardware support, and especially extra wireless drivers
 pciutils # Pciutils provides lspci commandline tool, which is not installed by default
+libusb # add usb library (otherwise, USB 3.0 controllers seem to not work)
+usbutils # add lsusb utility
 wget # "The non-interactive network downloader. " Used to fetch files during installation
 neofetch # a simple tool to show hardware-related informations inside a terminal
 nano # The nano text editor