diff --git a/package/Config.in.host b/package/Config.in.host
index 71f2a9311c..8078a8304d 100644
--- a/package/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/Config.in.host
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ menu "Host utilities"
 	source "package/raspberrypi-usbboot/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/rauc/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/riscv-isa-sim/Config.in.host"
+	source "package/runc/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/rustc/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/s6-rc/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/sam-ba/Config.in.host"
diff --git a/package/runc/Config.in.host b/package/runc/Config.in.host
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b2555e029
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/runc/Config.in.host
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_RUNC
+	bool "host runc"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GO_HOST_ARCH_SUPPORTS
+	help
+	  runC is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers
+	  according to the OCI specification.
+
+	  https://github.com/opencontainers/runc
diff --git a/package/runc/runc.mk b/package/runc/runc.mk
index 5faa8b683d..b87d07acca 100644
--- a/package/runc/runc.mk
+++ b/package/runc/runc.mk
@@ -23,4 +23,8 @@ RUNC_TAGS += seccomp
 RUNC_DEPENDENCIES += libseccomp host-pkgconf
 endif
 
+HOST_RUNC_LDFLAGS = $(RUNC_LDFLAGS)
+HOST_RUNC_TAGS = cgo static_build
+
 $(eval $(golang-package))
+$(eval $(host-golang-package))