diff --git a/tools/Makefile b/tools/Makefile
index c5a9933448..c0bbcdbeea 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ endef
 $(eval $(call PrepareCommand,find,gfind find))
 $(eval $(call PrepareCommand,md5sum,md5sum $(SCRIPT_DIR)/md5sum))
 $(eval $(call PrepareCommand,cp,gcp cp))
+$(eval $(call PrepareCommand,stat,gstat stat))
 
-$(curdir)/cmddeps = $(patsubst %,$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/%,find md5sum cp)
+$(curdir)/cmddeps = $(patsubst %,$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/%,find md5sum cp stat)
 $(curdir)//prepare = $(STAGING_DIR)/.prepared $($(curdir)/cmddeps)
 $(curdir)//compile = $(STAGING_DIR)/.prepared $($(curdir)/cmddeps)