diff --git a/salt/common/packages.sls b/salt/common/packages.sls
index c5d2729fd..5e72c50ee 100644
--- a/salt/common/packages.sls
+++ b/salt/common/packages.sls
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-{% from 'vars/globals.map.jinja' import GLOBALS %}
-
-{% if GLOBALS.os_family == 'Debian' %}
+# we cannot import GLOBALS from vars/globals.map.jinja in this state since it is called in setup.virt.init
+# since it is early in setup of a new VM, the pillars imported in GLOBALS are not yet defined
+{% if grains.os_family == 'Debian' %}
 commonpkgs:
   pkg.installed:
     - skip_suggestions: True
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ python-rich:
 {%     endif %}
 {% endif %}
 
-{% if GLOBALS.os_family == 'RedHat' %}
+{% if grains.os_family == 'RedHat' %}
 
 remove_mariadb:
   pkg.removed:
diff --git a/salt/setup/virt/init.sls b/salt/setup/virt/init.sls
index 384ae706f..9c173a78e 100644
--- a/salt/setup/virt/init.sls
+++ b/salt/setup/virt/init.sls
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 include:
   - setup.virt.setHostname
   - setup.virt.sominion
+  - common.packages # python3-dnf-plugin-versionlock
   - setup.virt.setSalt