diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 50f2032deeb..1ba52432707 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -382,9 +382,9 @@ umask 022
 #
 # Required utilities in host system for the bootstrap target.
 readonly REQHOST_UTILS_BOOTSTRAP="make gawk bash bison sed gcc g++ msgfmt makeinfo \
-    perl tar xz gzip bzip2 patch flex automake libtool pkg-config"
+    perl bsdtar xz gzip bzip2 patch flock flex libtool pkg-config"
 
-# Required utilities in host system for chroot ops.
+# Required utilities in host.
 readonly REQHOST_UTILS="xbps-install xbps-query xbps-rindex xbps-uhelper \
     xbps-reconfigure xbps-remove xbps-create xbps-uchroot xbps-uunshare"