diff --git a/container/image/Containerfile b/container/image/Containerfile
index 6cce241a4eb..faaf26546e4 100644
--- a/container/image/Containerfile
+++ b/container/image/Containerfile
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ WORKDIR /root
 RUN set -x
 RUN apt update
 RUN apt install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    busybox-syslogd \
     ca-certificates \
     curl \
     default-jre-headless \
diff --git a/container/image/guest/run_services.sh b/container/image/guest/run_services.sh
index e5755ca097f..feb7dfac6af 100644
--- a/container/image/guest/run_services.sh
+++ b/container/image/guest/run_services.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ if [[ "${USE_GCE_METADATA}" == "true" ]]; then
     >> /etc/default/cuttlefish-host_orchestrator
 fi
 
+# Android T host packages ship crosvm with syslog dependency.
+service busybox-syslogd start
+
 service nginx start
 service cuttlefish-host-resources start
 service cuttlefish-operator start