diff --git a/package/utils/util-linux/Makefile b/package/utils/util-linux/Makefile
index 9270dd5e1e..fcfc7c7b4e 100644
--- a/package/utils/util-linux/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/util-linux/Makefile
@@ -278,6 +278,16 @@ define Package/lsblk/description
  lsblk lists information about all or the specified block devices
 endef
 
+define Package/lscpu
+$(call Package/util-linux/Default)
+  TITLE:=display information about the CPU architecture
+  DEPENDS:= +libsmartcols
+endef
+
+define Package/lscpu/description
+ lscpu displays information about the CPU architecture
+endef
+
 define Package/mcookie
 $(call Package/util-linux/Default)
   TITLE:=generate magic cookies for xauth
@@ -601,6 +611,11 @@ define Package/lsblk/install
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/lsblk $(1)/usr/bin/
 endef
 
+define Package/lscpu/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/lscpu $(1)/usr/bin/
+endef
+
 define Package/mcookie/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/mcookie $(1)/usr/bin/
@@ -703,6 +718,7 @@ $(eval $(call BuildPackage,logger))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,look))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,losetup))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,lsblk))
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,lscpu))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,mcookie))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,mount-utils))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,namei))