diff --git a/package/Config.in.host b/package/Config.in.host
index 062c6c918..e05bbfadf 100644
--- a/package/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/Config.in.host
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ menu "Host utilities"
 	source "package/omap-u-boot-utils/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/openocd/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/parted/Config.in.host"
+	source "package/patchelf/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/pwgen/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/sam-ba/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/squashfs/Config.in.host"
diff --git a/package/patchelf/Config.in.host b/package/patchelf/Config.in.host
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1c837570
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/patchelf/Config.in.host
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_PATCHELF
+	bool "host patchelf"
+	help
+	  PatchELF is a small utility to modify the dynamic linker
+	  and RPATH of ELF executables.
+
+	  http://nixos.org/patchelf.html
diff --git a/package/patchelf/patchelf.mk b/package/patchelf/patchelf.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6b9e05e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/patchelf/patchelf.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# patchelf
+#
+################################################################################
+
+PATCHELF_VERSION = 0.8
+PATCHELF_SITE = http://releases.nixos.org/patchelf/patchelf-0.8/
+PATCHELF_LICENSE = GPLv3+
+PATCHELF_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
+
+$(eval $(host-autotools-package))