diff --git a/package/Config.in.host b/package/Config.in.host
index 8813f5b..43f292c 100644
--- a/package/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/Config.in.host
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 menu "Host utilities"
 
 source "package/dfu-util/Config.in.host"
+source "package/dosfstools/Config.in.host"
 source "package/e2fsprogs/Config.in.host"
 source "package/lpc3250loader/Config.in.host"
 source "package/omap-u-boot-utils/Config.in.host"
diff --git a/package/dosfstools/Config.in.host b/package/dosfstools/Config.in.host
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f9ceab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/dosfstools/Config.in.host
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_DOSFSTOOLS
+	bool "host dosfstools"
+	help
+	  Tools for creating and checking DOS FAT filesystems.
+	  
+	  http://www.daniel-baumann.ch/software/dosfstools/
diff --git a/package/dosfstools/dosfstools.mk b/package/dosfstools/dosfstools.mk
index 4f89364..ab029e3 100644
--- a/package/dosfstools/dosfstools.mk
+++ b/package/dosfstools/dosfstools.mk
@@ -36,4 +36,13 @@ define DOSFSTOOLS_CLEAN_CMDS
 	-$(MAKE) -C $(@D) clean
 endef
 
+define HOST_DOSFSTOOLS_BUILD_CMDS
+	$(MAKE) $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(@D)
+endef
+
+define HOST_DOSFSTOOLS_INSTALL_CMDS
+	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) PREFIX=$(HOST_DIR)/usr install
+endef
+
 $(eval $(generic-package))
+$(eval $(host-generic-package))