diff --git a/configs/freescale_imx6sololiteevk_defconfig b/configs/freescale_imx6sololiteevk_defconfig
index 18043e8f97..382775105a 100644
--- a/configs/freescale_imx6sololiteevk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/freescale_imx6sololiteevk_defconfig
@@ -20,8 +20,14 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="imx6sl-evk"
 
 # filesystem
+BR2_ROOTFS_POST_IMAGE_SCRIPT="board/freescale/common/post-image.sh"
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
 
+# required tools to create the microSD image
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_DOSFSTOOLS=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GENIMAGE=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_MTOOLS=y
+
 # bootloader
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARDNAME="mx6slevk"