diff --git a/scripts/include/card-helpers.inc b/scripts/include/card-helpers.inc
index 34a4571..46962e0 100644
--- a/scripts/include/card-helpers.inc
+++ b/scripts/include/card-helpers.inc
@@ -385,6 +385,8 @@ StartCardKernelWrite() {
 # check common prerequisites
 CheckPrerequisite "dialog"
 CheckPrerequisite "lsblk"
+CheckPrerequisite "tar"
+CheckPrerequisite "depmod"
 
 # Common script parameter handling for all scripts
 if [ $( id -u ) -eq 0 ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/include/machine-imx.inc b/scripts/include/machine-imx.inc
index 290da05..e1d2c97 100644
--- a/scripts/include/machine-imx.inc
+++ b/scripts/include/machine-imx.inc
@@ -70,4 +70,3 @@ CheckPrerequisite "gunzip"
 CheckPrerequisite "dd"
 CheckPrerequisite "parted"
 CheckPrerequisite "resize2fs"
-CheckPrerequisite "depmod"
diff --git a/scripts/include/machine-raspberrypi.inc b/scripts/include/machine-raspberrypi.inc
index 0c3cb61..088429a 100644
--- a/scripts/include/machine-raspberrypi.inc
+++ b/scripts/include/machine-raspberrypi.inc
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ RootCardKernelWriteCallback() {
 }
 
 CheckPrerequisite "time"
-CheckPrerequisite "gunzip"
 CheckPrerequisite "dd"
 CheckPrerequisite "parted"
 CheckPrerequisite "resize2fs"
-CheckPrerequisite "depmod"
diff --git a/scripts/include/machine-ti-old-omap.inc b/scripts/include/machine-ti-old-omap.inc
index 6bc1562..f18723f 100644
--- a/scripts/include/machine-ti-old-omap.inc
+++ b/scripts/include/machine-ti-old-omap.inc
@@ -83,9 +83,4 @@ RootCardKernelWriteCallback() {
 }
 
 CheckPrerequisite "time"
-CheckPrerequisite "gunzip"
-CheckPrerequisite "dd"
-CheckPrerequisite "parted"
-CheckPrerequisite "resize2fs"
-CheckPrerequisite "depmod"
-
+CheckPrerequisite "tar"