diff --git a/project-lakitu/profiles/platform/vsphere/make.defaults b/project-lakitu/profiles/platform/vsphere/make.defaults
index 7a11d2b..cc90c92 100644
--- a/project-lakitu/profiles/platform/vsphere/make.defaults
+++ b/project-lakitu/profiles/platform/vsphere/make.defaults
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 # Enable predictable interface name
 USE="${USE} predictable-interface-name"
 
+# Enable iSCSI initiator
+USE="${USE} iscsi_initiator"
+
 # Disable systemd-network-wait-online via --any option
 USE="${USE} -networkd-wait-online"
 
diff --git a/project-lakitu/virtual/target-lakitu/target-lakitu-1.5-r7.ebuild b/project-lakitu/virtual/target-lakitu/target-lakitu-1.5-r8.ebuild
similarity index 100%
rename from project-lakitu/virtual/target-lakitu/target-lakitu-1.5-r7.ebuild
rename to project-lakitu/virtual/target-lakitu/target-lakitu-1.5-r8.ebuild
diff --git a/project-lakitu/virtual/target-lakitu/target-lakitu-1.5.ebuild b/project-lakitu/virtual/target-lakitu/target-lakitu-1.5.ebuild
index d0b1540..702f11c 100644
--- a/project-lakitu/virtual/target-lakitu/target-lakitu-1.5.ebuild
+++ b/project-lakitu/virtual/target-lakitu/target-lakitu-1.5.ebuild
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 LICENSE="BSD-Google"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="*"
-IUSE="bootchart +crash_reporting +pam readahead systemd watchdog apparmor criu uefi_bootloaders module_sign lockdown lakitu_kdump update_engine +npd +toolbox +kubernetes +cri_tools"
+IUSE="bootchart +crash_reporting +pam readahead systemd watchdog apparmor criu uefi_bootloaders module_sign lockdown lakitu_kdump update_engine +npd +toolbox +kubernetes +cri_tools iscsi_initiator"
 
 LAKITU_RDEPEND="
 	bootchart? ( app-benchmarks/bootchart )
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
 	app-admin/logrotate
 	app-admin/sosreport
 	app-admin/sudo
-	toolbox? ( 
-        	app-admin/toolbox 
-        	app-admin/toolbox-config 
-        )
+	toolbox? (
+	app-admin/toolbox
+	app-admin/toolbox-config
+	)
 	app-arch/gzip
 	app-arch/tar
 	app-editors/vim
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 	sys-apps/ethtool
 	>=sys-apps/iproute2-3.19.0
 	sys-apps/loadpin-trigger
+	iscsi_initiator? ( sys-block/open-iscsi )
 	module_sign? ( sys-apps/keyutils )
 	sys-apps/less
 	sys-apps/mosys