diff --git a/package/Config.in.host b/package/Config.in.host
index 8da79c303c..bb91671f33 100644
--- a/package/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/Config.in.host
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ menu "Host utilities"
 	source "package/pwgen/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/qemu/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/raspberrypi-usbboot/Config.in.host"
+	source "package/s6-rc/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/sam-ba/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/squashfs/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/sunxi-tools/Config.in.host"
diff --git a/package/s6-rc/Config.in.host b/package/s6-rc/Config.in.host
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f250b9fbdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/s6-rc/Config.in.host
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_S6_RC
+	bool "host s6-rc"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_S6_RC
+	help
+	  This package provides the host variant of the s6-rc tools,
+	  required to build the s6-rc service database offline.
+
+	  http://skarnet.org/software/s6-rc/