diff --git a/package/Config.in.host b/package/Config.in.host
index 8e6b870130..1c691a3508 100644
--- a/package/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/Config.in.host
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 menu "Host utilities"
 
+	source "package/aespipe/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/checkpolicy/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/cramfs/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/dfu-util/Config.in.host"
diff --git a/package/aespipe/Config.in.host b/package/aespipe/Config.in.host
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b64868ce74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/aespipe/Config.in.host
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_AESPIPE
+	bool "host aespipe"
+	help
+	  aespipe program is AES encrypting or decrypting pipe. It
+	  reads from standard input and writes to standard output. It
+	  can be used to create and restore encrypted tar or cpio
+	  archives. It can be used to encrypt and decrypt loop-AES
+	  compatible encrypted disk images.
+
+	  http://koti.tnnet.fi/jari.ruusu/linux/
diff --git a/package/aespipe/aespipe.mk b/package/aespipe/aespipe.mk
index a220688d56..c567092ae8 100644
--- a/package/aespipe/aespipe.mk
+++ b/package/aespipe/aespipe.mk
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ AESPIPE_SITE = http://loop-aes.sourceforge.net/aespipe
 AESPIPE_LICENSE = GPL
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
+$(eval $(host-autotools-package))