diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/util-linux/util-linux.inc b/meta/recipes-core/util-linux/util-linux.inc
index a37efe904e..e6c00e437e 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/util-linux/util-linux.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/util-linux/util-linux.inc
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ do_install () {
 	mkdir -p ${D}${base_bindir}
 
         sbinprogs="agetty ctrlaltdel cfdisk vipw vigr"
-        sbinprogs_a="pivot_root hwclock mkswap mkfs.minix fsck.minix losetup swapon swapoff fdisk readprofile fsck blkid blockdev fstrim sulogin"
+        sbinprogs_a="pivot_root hwclock mkswap mkfs.minix fsck.minix losetup swapon swapoff fdisk readprofile fsck blkid blockdev fstrim sulogin switch_root"
         usrbinprogs_a="chfn chsh hexdump last logger mesg newgrp renice utmpdump wall setsid chrt flock getopt"
         binprogs_a="dmesg kill more umount mount login reset su"
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ inherit update-alternatives
 
 ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY = "100"
 
-ALTERNATIVE_${PN}  = "dmesg kill more mkswap blockdev pivot_root"
+ALTERNATIVE_${PN}  = "dmesg kill more mkswap blockdev pivot_root switch_root"
 ALTERNATIVE_${PN} += "mkfs.minix hexdump last logger mesg renice wall"
 ALTERNATIVE_${PN} += "setsid chrt flock utmpdump eject sulogin"
 
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[more] = "${base_bindir}/more"
 ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[mkswap] = "${base_sbindir}/mkswap"
 ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[blockdev] = "${base_sbindir}/blockdev"
 ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[pivot_root] = "${base_sbindir}/pivot_root"
+ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[switch_root] = "${base_sbindir}/switch_root"
 ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[mkfs.minix] = "${base_sbindir}/mkfs.minix"
 ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[eject] = "${bindir}/eject"
 ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[sulogin] = "${base_sbindir}/sulogin"