diff --git a/mkimg.sh b/mkimg.sh
index 6242e4f..f7472d8 100755
--- a/mkimg.sh
+++ b/mkimg.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 set -e
 set -x
+modprobe fuse
 arch=$1
 # download the appimagetools
 echo "Downloading the appimage tools"