diff --git a/package/Config.in.host b/package/Config.in.host
index b8f8aab028..6bc828b89a 100644
--- a/package/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/Config.in.host
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 menu "Host utilities"
 
+source "package/openocd/Config.in.host"
 source "package/uboot-tools/Config.in.host"
 
 endmenu
diff --git a/package/openocd/Config.in.host b/package/openocd/Config.in.host
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2380942563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/openocd/Config.in.host
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_OPENOCD
+	bool "host openocd"
+	help
+	  OpenOCD - Open On-Chip Debugger
+
+	  http://openocd.berlios.de/web/
diff --git a/package/openocd/openocd.mk b/package/openocd/openocd.mk
index 5f613673fa..d79b33b70e 100644
--- a/package/openocd/openocd.mk
+++ b/package/openocd/openocd.mk
@@ -29,4 +29,14 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENOCD_VSLLINK),y)
 OPENOCD_CONF_OPT += --enable-vsllink
 endif
 
+HOST_OPENOCD_DEPENDENCIES = host-libusb-compat host-libftdi
+
+HOST_OPENOCD_CONF_OPT = 	\
+	--disable-doxygen-html 	\
+	--enable-dummy 		\
+	--enable-ft2232_libftdi \
+	--enable-jlink 		\
+	--enable-vsllink
+
 $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS))
+$(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,host))