diff --git a/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk b/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
index 3aa51f24fb..4356b2b569 100644
--- a/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
+++ b/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ HOST_UTIL_LINUX_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--with-systemdsystemunitdir=no \
 	--without-python
 
+ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_BINARIES)$(BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_CRAMFS)$(BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_FSCK)$(BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LOSETUP),)
+UTIL_LINUX_SELINUX_MODULES = fstools
+endif
+
 # Prevent the installation from attempting to move shared libraries from
 # ${usrlib_execdir} (/usr/lib) to ${libdir} (/lib), since both paths are
 # the same when merged usr is in use.