diff --git a/include/prereq-build.mk b/include/prereq-build.mk
index d3aec64399..bd1061bb43 100644
--- a/include/prereq-build.mk
+++ b/include/prereq-build.mk
@@ -121,3 +121,7 @@ $(eval $(call Require,gnutar, \
 $(eval $(call RequireCommand,autoconf, \
 	Please install GNU autoconf. \
 ))
+
+$(eval $(call RequireCommand,quilt, \
+	Please install quilt. \
+))