diff --git a/package/lttng-libust/Config.in b/package/lttng-libust/Config.in
index 335a95688..ae74bedf1 100644
--- a/package/lttng-libust/Config.in
+++ b/package/lttng-libust/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LTTNG_LIBUST
 	bool "lttng-libust"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBURCU
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LIBUUID
+	# util-linux needs wchar and largefile
+	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
+	depends on BR2_LARGEFILE
 	help
 	  Userspace tracing library for the Lttng tracing
 	  infrastructure. It allows userspace programs to create
@@ -8,3 +13,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LTTNG_LIBUST
 	  events gathered by LTTng.
 
 	  http://lttng.org
+
+comment "lttng-libust needs WCHAR and LARGEFILE support"
+	depends on !(BR2_USE_WCHAR || BR2_LARGEFILE)
diff --git a/package/lttng-libust/lttng-libust.mk b/package/lttng-libust/lttng-libust.mk
index a2cef2a7f..ebe14cad1 100644
--- a/package/lttng-libust/lttng-libust.mk
+++ b/package/lttng-libust/lttng-libust.mk
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ LTTNG_LIBUST_VERSION = 1.9.2
 LTTNG_LIBUST_SOURCE  = lttng-ust-$(LTTNG_LIBUST_VERSION).tar.gz
 
 LTTNG_LIBUST_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
-LTTNG_LIBUST_DEPENDENCIES    = liburcu
+LTTNG_LIBUST_DEPENDENCIES    = liburcu util-linux
 
 $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS))