diff --git a/configs/at91sam9260dfc_defconfig b/configs/at91sam9260dfc_defconfig
index 3cd58ac7eb..921afa8b3a 100644
--- a/configs/at91sam9260dfc_defconfig
+++ b/configs/at91sam9260dfc_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 BR2_arm=y
 BR2_arm926t=y
 
+# Host utilities
+#
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_SAM_BA=y
+
 # First stage bootloader
 BR2_TARGET_AT91BOOTSTRAP=y
 BR2_TARGET_AT91BOOTSTRAP_BOARD="at91sam9260ek"
diff --git a/configs/at91sam9261ek_defconfig b/configs/at91sam9261ek_defconfig
index 73edd8976d..aafb166a48 100644
--- a/configs/at91sam9261ek_defconfig
+++ b/configs/at91sam9261ek_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 BR2_arm=y
 BR2_arm926t=y
 
+# Host utilities
+#
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_SAM_BA=y
+
 # First stage bootloader
 BR2_TARGET_AT91BOOTSTRAP=y
 BR2_TARGET_AT91BOOTSTRAP_BOARD="at91sam9261ek"
diff --git a/configs/at91sam9263ek_defconfig b/configs/at91sam9263ek_defconfig
index e4a44f11ea..2cd82c03ee 100644
--- a/configs/at91sam9263ek_defconfig
+++ b/configs/at91sam9263ek_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 BR2_arm=y
 BR2_arm926t=y
 
+# Host utilities
+#
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_SAM_BA=y
+
 # First stage bootloader
 BR2_TARGET_AT91BOOTSTRAP=y
 BR2_TARGET_AT91BOOTSTRAP_BOARD="at91sam9263ek"
diff --git a/configs/at91sam9g20dfc_defconfig b/configs/at91sam9g20dfc_defconfig
index 4a4b09c398..723b9e197f 100644
--- a/configs/at91sam9g20dfc_defconfig
+++ b/configs/at91sam9g20dfc_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 BR2_arm=y
 BR2_arm926t=y
 
+# Host utilities
+#
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_SAM_BA=y
+
 # First stage bootloader
 BR2_TARGET_AT91BOOTSTRAP=y
 BR2_TARGET_AT91BOOTSTRAP_BOARD="at91sam9g20ek"