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+# XZCAT is taken from BR2_XZCAT (defaults to 'xzcat') (see Makefile)
+# If it is not present, build our own host-xzcat
+
+ifeq (,$(call suitable-host-package,xzcat,$(XZCAT)))
+DEPENDENCIES_HOST_PREREQ += host-xz
+XZCAT = $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/xzcat
+endif