diff --git a/utility.c b/utility.c
index 8e85894d0..8408a6cfa 100644
--- a/utility.c
+++ b/utility.c
@@ -1712,7 +1712,7 @@ FILE *wfopen(const char *path, const char *mode)
 #if defined BB_HOSTNAME || defined BB_LOADACM || defined BB_MORE \
  || defined BB_SED || defined BB_SH || defined BB_TAR || defined BB_UNIQ \
  || defined BB_WC || defined BB_CMP || defined BB_SORT || defined BB_WGET \
- || defined BB_MOUNT || defined BB_ROUTE
+ || defined BB_MOUNT || defined BB_ROUTE || defined BB_MKFS_MINIX
 FILE *xfopen(const char *path, const char *mode)
 {
 	FILE *fp;