diff --git a/scripts/basic/.gitignore b/scripts/basic/.gitignore
index a776371..9528ec9 100644
--- a/scripts/basic/.gitignore
+++ b/scripts/basic/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 fixdep
+bin2c
diff --git a/scripts/basic/Makefile b/scripts/basic/Makefile
index 4fcef87..afbc1cd6 100644
--- a/scripts/basic/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/basic/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 # fixdep: 	 Used to generate dependency information during build process
 
 hostprogs-y	:= fixdep
+hostprogs-$(CONFIG_IKCONFIG)     += bin2c
 always		:= $(hostprogs-y)
 
 # fixdep is needed to compile other host programs
diff --git a/scripts/basic/bin2c.c b/scripts/basic/bin2c.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af187e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/basic/bin2c.c
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Unloved program to convert a binary on stdin to a C include on stdout
+ *
+ * Jan 1999 Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>
+ *
+ * This software may be used and distributed according to the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License, incorporated herein by reference.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	int ch, total = 0;
+
+	if (argc > 1)
+		printf("const char %s[] %s=\n",
+			argv[1], argc > 2 ? argv[2] : "");
+
+	do {
+		printf("\t\"");
+		while ((ch = getchar()) != EOF) {
+			total++;
+			printf("\\x%02x", ch);
+			if (total % 16 == 0)
+				break;
+		}
+		printf("\"\n");
+	} while (ch != EOF);
+
+	if (argc > 1)
+		printf("\t;\n\nconst int %s_size = %d;\n", argv[1], total);
+
+	return 0;
+}