diff --git a/rescue/rescue/Makefile b/rescue/rescue/Makefile
index dbcd344ba7b0..ee0359095c22 100644
--- a/rescue/rescue/Makefile
+++ b/rescue/rescue/Makefile
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ CRUNCH_PROGS_gnu/usr.bin+= tar
 CRUNCH_PROGS_usr.bin+= vi
 CRUNCH_ALIAS_vi= ex
 
+CRUNCH_PROGS_usr.bin+= id
+CRUNCH_ALIAS_id= groups whoami
+
 ##################################################################
 #  The following is pretty nearly a generic crunchgen-handling makefile
 #