diff --git a/distro/debian/debian.go b/distro/debian/debian.go
index 58e6e46..2c7adb1 100644
--- a/distro/debian/debian.go
+++ b/distro/debian/debian.go
@@ -216,8 +216,12 @@ func ContainerCommands(km config.KernelMask) (commands []string) {
 
 	cmdf("apt-get update")
 	cmdf("apt-get install -y wget build-essential libelf-dev git")
-	cmdf("apt-get install -y kmod module-init-tools linux-base")
+	cmdf("apt-get install -y kmod linux-base")
 	cmdf("apt-get install -y initramfs-tools")
+	if release < 9 {
+		cmdf("apt-get install -y module-init-tools")
+	}
+
 	cmdf("mkdir -p /lib/modules")
 
 	return