diff --git a/package/libcgroup/Config.in b/package/libcgroup/Config.in
index b7a84e06e0..d02c2829ad 100644
--- a/package/libcgroup/Config.in
+++ b/package/libcgroup/Config.in
@@ -9,5 +9,14 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCGROUP
 
 	  http://libcg.sourceforge.net/
 
+if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCGROUP
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCGROUP_TOOLS
+	bool "install tools"
+	help
+	  Include a set of command-line tools for managing cgroups.
+
+endif
+
 comment "libcgroup needs an (e)glibc toolchain w/ C++"
 	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
diff --git a/package/libcgroup/libcgroup.mk b/package/libcgroup/libcgroup.mk
index ace2744699..a4c3084c6c 100644
--- a/package/libcgroup/libcgroup.mk
+++ b/package/libcgroup/libcgroup.mk
@@ -20,10 +20,15 @@ LIBCGROUP_CONF_ENV = \
 	CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -U_FILE_OFFSET_BITS"
 
 LIBCGROUP_CONF_OPTS = \
-	--disable-tools \
 	--disable-daemon \
 	--disable-initscript-install
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCGROUP_TOOLS),y)
+LIBCGROUP_CONF_OPTS += --enable-tools
+else
+LIBCGROUP_CONF_OPTS += --disable-tools
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_PAM),y)
 LIBCGROUP_DEPENDENCIES += linux-pam
 LIBCGROUP_CONF_OPTS += --enable-pam