diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index d6de6627..baf8786a 100755
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 ### sg-core ###
 function preinstall_sg-core {
 	install_package $SG_CORE_CONTAINER_EXECUTABLE
+	if is_ubuntu; then
+		install_package uidmap
+	fi
 }
 
 function install_sg-core {