diff --git a/utils/coreutils/test-version.sh b/utils/coreutils/test-version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..0b211d999d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/coreutils/test-version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ "$PKG_NAME" = 'coreutils' ]; then
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+EXEC=${PKG_NAME#coreutils-}
+
+case "$EXEC" in
+echo|false|kill|printf|pwd|test|true)
+	exit 0
+	;;
+*)
+	"$EXEC" --version 2>&1 | grep -qF "$PKG_VERSION"
+	;;
+esac