diff --git a/BOXES.md b/BOXES.md
index 5f51ef6..bbb08e9 100644
--- a/BOXES.md
+++ b/BOXES.md
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ PUPPET=1 CHEF=1 make precise
 
 Will build a Ubuntu Precise x86_64 box with latest Puppet and Chef pre-installed, please refer to the scripts for more information.
 
+## Known issues
+
+We can't get the NFS client to be installed on the containers used for building
+Ubuntu 13.04 / 13.10 / 14.04 base boxes.
+
 ## "Anatomy" of a box
 
 If you need to go deeper and build your scripts from scratch or if you are interested
diff --git a/boxes/debian/install-extras.sh b/boxes/debian/install-extras.sh
index cdfe36e..29671f1 100755
--- a/boxes/debian/install-extras.sh
+++ b/boxes/debian/install-extras.sh
@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@ log 'Sleeping for 5 seconds...'
 sleep 5
 
 # TODO: Support for appending to this list from outside
-PACKAGES=(vim curl wget man-db bash-completion python-software-properties ca-certificates sudo nfs-common)
+PACKAGES=(vim curl wget man-db bash-completion python-software-properties ca-certificates sudo)
 if [ $DISTRIBUTION = 'ubuntu' ]; then
   PACKAGES+=' software-properties-common'
 fi
+if [ $RELEASE != 'raring' ] && [ $RELEASE != 'saucy' ] && [ $RELEASE != 'trusty' ] ; then
+  PACKAGES+=' nfs-common'
+fi
 utils.lxc.attach apt-get update
 utils.lxc.attach apt-get install ${PACKAGES[*]} -y --force-yes
 utils.lxc.attach apt-get upgrade -y --force-yes