diff --git a/features.in/pack/config.mk b/features.in/pack/config.mk
index eb2413be..d04387a5 100644
--- a/features.in/pack/config.mk
+++ b/features.in/pack/config.mk
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 # virtual environments
-VE_ARCHIVES := tar cpio
+VE_ARCHIVES := tar cpio ubifs
 VE_COMPRESSORS := gz xz# there's no sense in bzip2 by now
 VE_ZIPS := $(call addsuffices, \
 		$(addprefix .,$(VE_COMPRESSORS)), \