diff --git a/doc/install/databases.md b/doc/install/databases.md
index 6016e97ede5..1d9405dfa96 100644
--- a/doc/install/databases.md
+++ b/doc/install/databases.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ GitLab supports the following databases:
 ## PostgreSQL
 
     # Install the database packages
-    sudo apt-get install -y postgresql-9.1 libpq-dev
+    sudo apt-get install -y postgresql-9.1 postgresql-client libpq-dev
 
     # Login to PostgreSQL
     sudo -u postgres psql -d template1