diff --git a/package/xen/Config.in b/package/xen/Config.in
index 70a06f3cbf..e8168ca8c8 100644
--- a/package/xen/Config.in
+++ b/package/xen/Config.in
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_XEN_TOOLS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ARGP_STANDALONE if !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BASH # runtime (scripts)
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_SHOW_OTHERS if BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX # bash
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_COREUTILS # runtime (stat)
 	help
 	  The Xen tools can be accessed by the xl command.