diff --git a/components/packaging/deb/common/control b/components/packaging/deb/common/control
index a3285cd0cf..a12448f1a8 100644
--- a/components/packaging/deb/common/control
+++ b/components/packaging/deb/common/control
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Recommends: aufs-tools,
             ca-certificates,
             cgroupfs-mount | cgroup-lite,
             git,
+            pigz,
             xz-utils,
             ${apparmor:Recommends}
 Conflicts: docker (<< 1.5~), docker.io, lxc-docker, lxc-docker-virtual-package, docker-engine, docker-engine-cs, docker-ee
diff --git a/components/packaging/rpm/centos-7/docker-ce.spec b/components/packaging/rpm/centos-7/docker-ce.spec
index a1abe5c0fa..0456e3cb34 100644
--- a/components/packaging/rpm/centos-7/docker-ce.spec
+++ b/components/packaging/rpm/centos-7/docker-ce.spec
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Requires: libcgroup
 Requires: systemd-units
 Requires: tar
 Requires: xz
+Requires: pigz
 
 # Resolves: rhbz#1165615
 Requires: device-mapper-libs >= 1.02.90-1
diff --git a/components/packaging/rpm/fedora-26/docker-ce.spec b/components/packaging/rpm/fedora-26/docker-ce.spec
index 179e684a70..37e1ccf37d 100644
--- a/components/packaging/rpm/fedora-26/docker-ce.spec
+++ b/components/packaging/rpm/fedora-26/docker-ce.spec
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Requires: libcgroup
 Requires: systemd-units
 Requires: tar
 Requires: xz
+Requires: pigz
 
 # Resolves: rhbz#1165615
 Requires: device-mapper-libs >= 1.02.90-1
diff --git a/components/packaging/rpm/fedora-27/docker-ce.spec b/components/packaging/rpm/fedora-27/docker-ce.spec
index 2a6c5a8d06..2c86cac2d9 100644
--- a/components/packaging/rpm/fedora-27/docker-ce.spec
+++ b/components/packaging/rpm/fedora-27/docker-ce.spec
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Requires: libcgroup
 Requires: systemd-units
 Requires: tar
 Requires: xz
+Requires: pigz
 
 # Resolves: rhbz#1165615
 Requires: device-mapper-libs >= 1.02.90-1