diff --git a/package/boot/arm-trusted-firmware-microchipsw/Makefile b/package/boot/arm-trusted-firmware-microchipsw/Makefile
index e4ec3851d6..8b40df9d53 100644
--- a/package/boot/arm-trusted-firmware-microchipsw/Makefile
+++ b/package/boot/arm-trusted-firmware-microchipsw/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2026-01-07
 PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=7696c9aaaae7c677f4c373a61a1289cba7f824aa
 PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=331548d7c73896bd5e4438c0ec9c71bbe58d3bf9a29350496ad94c382e922b9c
 
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=ruby/host
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Robert Marko <robert.marko@sartura.hr>
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
diff --git a/package/boot/arm-trusted-firmware-microchipsw/patches/0004-microchip-lan969x-do-not-rely-on-Ruby-shebang.patch b/package/boot/arm-trusted-firmware-microchipsw/patches/0004-microchip-lan969x-do-not-rely-on-Ruby-shebang.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10448f21e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/boot/arm-trusted-firmware-microchipsw/patches/0004-microchip-lan969x-do-not-rely-on-Ruby-shebang.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+From f78f934710394822a36bd74043ed93a812c1c690 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Robert Marko <robert.marko@sartura.hr>
+Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:36:35 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] microchip: lan969x: do not rely on Ruby shebang
+
+Host Ruby build in the staging dir must be used, so we cannot rely on the
+shebang as that will fail.
+
+So, call the script via Ruby executable instead.
+
+Signed-off-by: Robert Marko <robert.marko@sartura.hr>
+---
+ plat/microchip/lan969x/common/common.mk | 4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/plat/microchip/lan969x/common/common.mk
++++ b/plat/microchip/lan969x/common/common.mk
+@@ -218,9 +218,9 @@ FWU_HTML := ${BUILD_PLAT}/fwu.html
+ FWU_JS   := ${BUILD_PLAT}/fwu_app.js
+ 
+ ${FWU_JS}: ${BUILD_PLAT}/${FWU_FIP_NAME}
+-	./plat/microchip/scripts/mkjs.rb -p ${PLAT} -o ${FWU_JS} $<
++	$(Q)ruby ./plat/microchip/scripts/mkjs.rb -p ${PLAT} -o ${FWU_JS} $<
+ 
+ ${FWU_HTML}: ${FWU_JS}
+-	./plat/microchip/scripts/html_inline.rb -i ${BUILD_PLAT} ./scripts/fwu/serial.html > ${FWU_HTML}
++	$(Q)ruby ./plat/microchip/scripts/html_inline.rb -i ${BUILD_PLAT} ./scripts/fwu/serial.html > ${FWU_HTML}
+ 
+ all: ${FWU_HTML}