diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index e2383d2709..6ebe817ec9 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ HOSTTOOLS_DIR = "${TMPDIR}/hosttools"
 
 # Tools needed to run builds with OE-Core
 HOSTTOOLS += " \
-    [ ar as awk basename bash bzip2 cat chgrp chmod chown chrpath cmp cp cpio \
+    [ ar as awk basename bash bzip2 cat chgrp chmod chown chrpath cmp comm cp cpio \
     cpp cut date dd diff diffstat dirname du echo egrep env expand expr false \
     fgrep file find flock g++ gawk gcc getconf getopt git grep gunzip gzip \
     head hostname install ld ldd ln ls make makeinfo md5sum mkdir mknod \