diff --git a/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in b/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
index 2cc2d0035b7..24d6f603237 100644
--- a/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/xbps-src.sh.in
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ check_reqhost_utils()
 	[ -n "$in_chroot" ] && return 0
 
 	echo -n "=> Checking for required host utilities... "
-	for f in awk bash sed gcc msgfmt patch makeinfo perl fakeroot; do
+	for f in awk bash sed gcc msgfmt patch makeinfo perl fakeroot \
+		xbps-bin.static xbps-repo.static xbps-uhelper.static; do
 		if ! command -v ${f} 2>&1 >/dev/null; then
 			echo
 			echo "${f} is missing in your system, can't continue! exiting..."