diff --git a/gentoostrap.sh b/gentoostrap.sh
index 0218b6c..5a4b4db 100755
--- a/gentoostrap.sh
+++ b/gentoostrap.sh
@@ -304,6 +304,9 @@ build-gentoo-chroot() {
 		useradd salt -m -G wheel -s /bin/bash -u 1000 -U
 		passwd salt
 	fi
+	for group in audio cdrom floppy games usb video wheel; do
+		usermod -G "$group" -a salt || warn "Failed to add salt to group: $group"
+	done
 
 	# Configure Ansible user, his sudo rights are specifically in sudoers
 	if ! id ansible > /dev/null 2>&1; then