diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/psmisc/psmisc.inc b/meta/recipes-extended/psmisc/psmisc.inc
index a429c2ee96..23e98d21be 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/psmisc/psmisc.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/psmisc/psmisc.inc
@@ -55,3 +55,5 @@ ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY = "90"
 ALTERNATIVE:killall = "killall"
 
 ALTERNATIVE:fuser = "fuser"
+
+ALTERNATIVE:pstree = "pstree"