diff --git a/create-vmachine.sh b/create-vmachine.sh
index 0bad0bd..f8a3c55 100755
--- a/create-vmachine.sh
+++ b/create-vmachine.sh
@@ -78,11 +78,13 @@ cat <<EOF > "${MOUNTPOINT}"/build-base.sh
 set -e
 
 export EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--binpkg-respect-use=y"
-export FEATURES="-news"
+export FEATURES="-news buildpkg"
 
 env-update
-USE=-thin emerge -jkv xfsprogs nfs-utils lvm2
+USE=-thin emerge -jkv xfsprogs nfs-utils lvm2 distcc iproute2 acpid
 rc-update add lvm boot
+rc-update add acpid default
+rc-update add nfsmount default
 EOF
 chmod u+x "${MOUNTPOINT}"/build-base.sh
 chroot "${MOUNTPOINT}" /build-base.sh