diff --git a/package/Config.in.host b/package/Config.in.host
index 685a8b8684..599ab9ebf4 100644
--- a/package/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/Config.in.host
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ source "package/parted/Config.in.host"
 source "package/sam-ba/Config.in.host"
 source "package/sunxi-tools/Config.in.host"
 source "package/uboot-tools/Config.in.host"
+source "package/util-linux/Config.in.host"
 
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diff --git a/package/util-linux/Config.in.host b/package/util-linux/Config.in.host
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f73dc43dbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/util-linux/Config.in.host
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_UTIL_LINUX
+	bool "host util-linux"
+	help
+	  Various useful/essential linux libraries and utilities.
+
+	  Things like mkfs, mkswap, swapon, fdisk, mount, dmesg, etc...
+
+	  http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/