diff --git a/configs/aarch64_efi_defconfig b/configs/aarch64_efi_defconfig
index ecc050fc5e..e87193218e 100644
--- a/configs/aarch64_efi_defconfig
+++ b/configs/aarch64_efi_defconfig
@@ -32,3 +32,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.18.10"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_ARCH_DEFAULT_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
+
+# Host tools for genimage
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_DOSFSTOOLS=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_MTOOLS=y