diff --git a/package/glibc/Config.in b/package/glibc/Config.in
index 7821251087..323767fc8a 100644
--- a/package/glibc/Config.in
+++ b/package/glibc/Config.in
@@ -8,3 +8,13 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GLIBC
 	help
 	  https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/
 endif
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_GLIBC_UTILS
+	bool "Install glibc utilities"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_BASH
+	help
+	  Enabling this option will compile and install the getconf,
+	  ldconfig and ldd glibc utilities for the target.
+
+comment "glibc utilities need bash"
+	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_BASH
diff --git a/package/glibc/glibc.mk b/package/glibc/glibc.mk
index c6acc43ff5..5cb19aabb9 100644
--- a/package/glibc/glibc.mk
+++ b/package/glibc/glibc.mk
@@ -143,10 +143,17 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GDB),y)
 GLIBC_LIBS_LIB += libthread_db.so.*
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GLIBC_UTILS),y)
+GLIBC_TARGET_UTILS_BIN = posix/getconf elf/ldconfig elf/ldd
+endif
+
 define GLIBC_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	for libpattern in $(GLIBC_LIBS_LIB); do \
 		$(call copy_toolchain_lib_root,$$libpattern) ; \
 	done
+	$(foreach util,$(GLIBC_TARGET_UTILS_BIN), \
+		$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 $(@D)/build/$(util) $(TARGET_DIR)/bin/$(notdir $(util))
+	)
 endef
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))