diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index 7216d5b158..816cd98bce 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 curdir:=tools
 
 # subdirectories to descend into
-$(curdir)/builddirs := sed sstrip ipkg-utils genext2fs squashfs mtd-utils lzma mkimage firmware-utils patch-cmdline pkg-config automake $(if $(CONFIG_CCACHE),ccache) bison $(if $(CONFIG_powerpc),dtc) lua
+$(curdir)/builddirs := sed sstrip ipkg-utils genext2fs squashfs mtd-utils lzma mkimage firmware-utils patch-cmdline pkg-config automake $(if $(CONFIG_CCACHE),ccache) bison $(if $(CONFIG_powerpc),dtc) lua quilt
 
 # builddir dependencies
 $(curdir)/squashfs/compile := $(curdir)/lzma/install
diff --git a/tools/quilt/Makefile b/tools/quilt/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49da92b734
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/quilt/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# 
+# Copyright (C) 2006 OpenWrt.org
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+#
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=quilt
+PKG_VERSION:=0.47
+
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/$(PKG_NAME)
+PKG_MD5SUM:=d33d2442bd34387260b1c1db3e623af0
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
+
+define Build/Compile
+	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) SHELL="$(BASH)"
+endef
+
+define Build/Install
+	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) SHELL="$(BASH)" install
+endef
+
+define Build/Clean
+	rm -f $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/quilt
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call HostBuild))