diff --git a/buildroot_config_fragment b/buildroot_config_fragment
index 1fbcd2e7..081a27d6 100644
--- a/buildroot_config_fragment
+++ b/buildroot_config_fragment
@@ -35,3 +35,7 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QEMU_VDE2=y
 
 # ftrace
 BR2_PACKAGE_TRACE_CMD=y
+
+# GPIO: lsgpio, gpio-event-mon, gpio-hammer
+BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_TOOLS=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_TOOLS_GPIO=y