diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/util-linux/util-linux.inc b/meta/recipes-core/util-linux/util-linux.inc
index eeba67cf09..4db577ccb0 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/util-linux/util-linux.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/util-linux/util-linux.inc
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ PACKAGES =+ "util-linux-agetty util-linux-fdisk util-linux-cfdisk util-linux-sfd
              util-linux-mount util-linux-readprofile util-linux-libblkid \
              util-linux-libblkid-dev util-linux-libuuid util-linux-libuuid-dev \
              util-linux-uuidgen util-linux-lscpu util-linux-fsck util-linux-blkid \
-	     util-linux-chkdupexe"
+	     util-linux-chkdupexe util-linux-mkfs"
 
 EXTRA_OECONF = "--disable-use-tty-group --disable-makeinstall-chown --enable-elvtune --enable-init --enable-kill --enable-last \
  --enable-mesg --enable-partx --enable-raw --enable-rdev --enable-reset \
@@ -57,15 +57,16 @@ FILES_util-linux-lscpu = "${bindir}/lscpu"
 
 FILES_util-linux-fsck = "${base_sbindir}/fsck*"
 FILES_util-linux-chkdupexe = "${bindir}/chkdupexe"
+FILES_util-linux-mkfs = "${sbindir}/mkfs"
 
 # Util-linux' blkid replaces the e2fsprogs one
 FILES_util-linux-blkid = "${base_sbindir}/blkid*"
 RCONFLICTS_util-linux-blkid = "e2fsprogs-blkid"
 RREPLACES_util-linux-blkid = "e2fsprogs-blkid"
 
-RRECOMMENDS_${PN} = "util-linux-fdisk util-linux-cfdisk util-linux-sfdisk util-linux-mount util-linux-readprofile "
 RDEPENDS_${PN} = "util-linux-umount util-linux-swaponoff util-linux-losetup"
 RDEPENDS_${PN}-chkdupexe = "perl"
+RRECOMMENDS_${PN} = "util-linux-fdisk util-linux-cfdisk util-linux-sfdisk util-linux-mount util-linux-readprofile util-linux-mkfs "
 
 RRECOMMENDS_${PN}_virtclass-native = ""
 RDEPENDS_${PN}_virtclass-native = ""