diff --git a/utils/attr/test.sh b/utils/attr/test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00a92d0cb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/attr/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+case "$1" in
+	attr)
+		# attr does not implement --version; just verify it is present
+		[ -x /usr/bin/attr ] || exit 1
+		;;
+esac