diff --git a/ansible/roles/baselayout/vars/main.yml b/ansible/roles/baselayout/vars/main.yml
index dda227835..9bedfbc43 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/baselayout/vars/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/baselayout/vars/main.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ common_packages: [
 # % ansible -m debug -a "var=os"  HOST
 packages: {
   aix: [
-    'bash,cmake,coreutils,curl,gcc-c++,tar,unzip,git,make,sudo,python3-setuptools,python3',
+    'bash,cmake,coreutils,curl,gcc-c++,tar,unzip,git,make,sudo,python3-setuptools,python3,rust1.88,cargo1.88,rustfmt1.88',
   ],
 
   # Appears to be some issue with the Ansible dnf task on AIX and gcc10-c++, so handle separately.