diff --git a/package/Config.in.host b/package/Config.in.host
index a3f852b3fc..3a3578ceeb 100644
--- a/package/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/Config.in.host
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ menu "Host utilities"
 	source "package/sam-ba/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/squashfs/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/sunxi-tools/Config.in.host"
+	source "package/swig/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/tegrarcm/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/ti-cgt-pru/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/uboot-tools/Config.in.host"
diff --git a/package/swig/Config.in.host b/package/swig/Config.in.host
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd2049d30a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/swig/Config.in.host
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_SWIG
+	bool "host swig"
+	help
+	  swig is a software development tool that connects programs
+	  written in C and C++ with a variety of high-level
+	  programming languages.
+
+	  http://www.swig.org/