diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index bab8eb7c4dbc2e7f63fa15676b7883bf26d1880a..719cf04476f21d2922f3f71a4137d543506deadf 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ mkdir -p /opt/noblogs/www/wp-content/blogs.dir
 mkdir -p /opt/noblogs/www/wp-content/cache
 mkdir -p /var/lib/php/uploads
 
+# Install wp-cli directly from the net.
+curl -o /usr/bin/wp-cli.phar https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wp-cli/builds/gh-pages/phar/wp-cli.phar
+cat > /usr/bin/wp <<EOF
+#!/bin/sh
+exec /usr/bin/php /usr/bin/wp-cli.phar --path=/opt/noblogs/www "\$@"
+EOF
+chmod 0755 /usr/bin/wp /usr/bin/wp-cli.phar
+
 # Remove packages used for installation.
 apt-get remove -y --purge ${BUILD_PACKAGES}
 apt-get autoremove -y