diff --git a/package/Config.in.host b/package/Config.in.host
index 599ab9ebf4..ac6091f568 100644
--- a/package/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/Config.in.host
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ source "package/omap-u-boot-utils/Config.in.host"
 source "package/openocd/Config.in.host"
 source "package/parted/Config.in.host"
 source "package/sam-ba/Config.in.host"
+source "package/squashfs/Config.in.host"
 source "package/sunxi-tools/Config.in.host"
 source "package/uboot-tools/Config.in.host"
 source "package/util-linux/Config.in.host"
diff --git a/package/squashfs/Config.in.host b/package/squashfs/Config.in.host
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b353374dd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/squashfs/Config.in.host
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_SQUASHFS
+	bool "host squashfs"
+	help
+	  Tools to generate SquashFS filesystems.
+
+	  http://squashfs.sourceforge.net/