diff --git a/comps-eln.xml.in b/comps-eln.xml.in
index b672fe14..4cdb6c4f 100644
--- a/comps-eln.xml.in
+++ b/comps-eln.xml.in
@@ -1940,6 +1940,7 @@
     <uservisible>false</uservisible>
     <packagelist>
       <packagereq type="default">open-vm-tools</packagereq>
+      <packagereq type="optional">open-vm-tools-sdmp</packagereq>
       <packagereq type="optional">open-vm-tools-desktop</packagereq>
     </packagelist>
   </group>