diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/util-linux/util-linux.inc b/meta/recipes-core/util-linux/util-linux.inc
index 460b996403..c22b599f1a 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/util-linux/util-linux.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/util-linux/util-linux.inc
@@ -22,3 +22,7 @@ SRC_URI = "${KERNELORG_MIRROR}/linux/utils/util-linux/v${MAJOR_VERSION}/util-lin
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "03a05d3adf9602ef128f2da05b84b3205ce60c351e5737c0370f74000679ce8a"
 
 CVE_PRODUCT = "util-linux"
+
+# util-linux publishes bugfix/security-only point releases on its
+# stable/v<major.minor> branches.
+inherit upstream-stable-release-point