diff --git a/deployment.sh b/deployment.sh
index 3b5b930..eb8b0fd 100755
--- a/deployment.sh
+++ b/deployment.sh
@@ -1047,6 +1047,11 @@ acpi acpid acpi-support-base
 # be able to login on the system, even if just installing plain Debian
 openssh-server
 
+# support bridge / bonding / vlan
+bridge-utils
+ifenslave-2.6
+vlan
+
 # packages d-i installs but we ignore/skip:
 #discover
 #gettext-base
@@ -1083,15 +1088,6 @@ lvm2
 EOF
 fi
 
-if "$VLAN" ; then
-  cat >> /etc/debootstrap/packages << EOF
-# support bridge / bonding / vlan
-bridge-utils
-ifenslave-2.6
-vlan
-EOF
-fi
-
 if [ -n "$PUPPET" ] ; then
   cat >> /etc/debootstrap/packages << EOF
 # for interal use at sipwise