diff --git a/tests/functional/lvm_setup.yml b/tests/functional/lvm_setup.yml
index 280c2756d..f1f4801d6 100644
--- a/tests/functional/lvm_setup.yml
+++ b/tests/functional/lvm_setup.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
   become: yes
   tasks:
 
+    # Some images may not have lvm2 installed
+    - name: install lvm2
+      package:
+        name: lvm2
+        state: present
+
     - name: create physical volume
       command: pvcreate /dev/sdb
       failed_when: false