diff --git a/fs/common.mk b/fs/common.mk
index 453da6010a..2a5a202a89 100644
--- a/fs/common.mk
+++ b/fs/common.mk
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ ROOTFS_COMMON_TARGET_DIR = $(FS_DIR)/target
 
 ROOTFS_COMMON_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	host-fakeroot host-makedevs \
+	$(BR2_TAR_HOST_DEPENDENCY) \
 	$(if $(PACKAGES_USERS)$(ROOTFS_USERS_TABLES),host-mkpasswd)
 
 $(ROOTFS_COMMON_TAR): ROOTFS=COMMON