diff --git a/lib/lib_check_pkgs.sh b/lib/lib_check_pkgs.sh
index ffca3b8..1a0dc80 100644
--- a/lib/lib_check_pkgs.sh
+++ b/lib/lib_check_pkgs.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,22 @@
 #  None
 #######################################
 check_pkgs() {
+  if [[ -z "$(command -v lsb_release || true)" ]]; then
+    apt-get update -y
+    apt-get install --no-install-recommends lsb-release -y
+  fi
+
+  if [[ -z "$(command -v debootstrap || true)" ]]; then
+    if grep -RqsE '^[[:space:]]*deb .*backports' /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d; then
+      apt-get update -y
+      # shellcheck disable=SC2155
+      declare codename=$(lsb_release -sc)
+      apt-get -t "${codename}-backports" install debootstrap -y
+    else
+      apt-get install debootstrap -y
+    fi
+  fi
+
   if [[ ! -f /usr/share/live/build/VERSION ]]; then
     apt-get update -y
     apt-get install live-build -y