diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f2a585c2119..a4567f9c89e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1356,14 +1356,23 @@ if(CONFIG_OUTPUT_DISASSEMBLY)
 endif()
 
 if(CONFIG_OUTPUT_STAT)
+  set(out_stat_cmd    "")
+  set(out_stat_byprod "")
+  bintools_readelf(
+    RESULT_CMD_LIST    out_stat_cmd
+    RESULT_BYPROD_LIST out_stat_byprod
+    HEADERS
+    FILE_INPUT         ${KERNEL_ELF_NAME}
+    FILE_OUTPUT        ${KERNEL_STAT_NAME}
+    )
   list(APPEND
     post_build_commands
-    COMMAND
-    ${CMAKE_READELF} -e ${KERNEL_ELF_NAME} > ${KERNEL_STAT_NAME}
+    ${out_stat_cmd}
     )
   list(APPEND
     post_build_byproducts
     ${KERNEL_STAT_NAME}
+    ${out_stat_byprod}
     )
 endif()
 
diff --git a/cmake/bintools/gnu/target.cmake b/cmake/bintools/gnu/target.cmake
index 4020bfc4bc1..0831515af8a 100644
--- a/cmake/bintools/gnu/target.cmake
+++ b/cmake/bintools/gnu/target.cmake
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ find_program(CMAKE_GDB     gdb-multiarch           PATH ${TOOLCHAIN_HOME}
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/bintools/gnu/target_memusage.cmake)
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/bintools/gnu/target_objcopy.cmake)
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/bintools/gnu/target_objdump.cmake)
+include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/bintools/gnu/target_readelf.cmake)
diff --git a/cmake/bintools/gnu/target_readelf.cmake b/cmake/bintools/gnu/target_readelf.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6db3f45c38d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/bintools/gnu/target_readelf.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# Construct a commandline suitable for calling the toolchain binary tools
+#  version of readelf.
+#
+#  Usage:
+#    bintools_readelf(
+#      RESULT_CMD_LIST    <List of commands to be executed, usually after build>
+#      RESULT_BYPROD_LIST <List of command output byproducts>
+#
+#      HEADERS            <Display all the headers in the input file>
+#
+#      FILE_INPUT         <The input file>
+#      FILE_OUTPUT        <The output file>
+#    )
+function(bintools_readelf)
+  cmake_parse_arguments(
+    # Prefix of output variables
+    BINTOOLS_READELF
+    # List of argument names without values, hence boolean
+    "HEADERS"
+    # List of argument names with one value
+    "RESULT_CMD_LIST;RESULT_BYPROD_LIST;FILE_INPUT;FILE_OUTPUT"
+    # List of argument names with multible values
+    ""
+    # Parser input
+    ${ARGN}
+  )
+
+  # Verify arguments
+  if(NOT DEFINED BINTOOLS_READELF_RESULT_CMD_LIST OR NOT DEFINED ${BINTOOLS_READELF_RESULT_CMD_LIST})
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "RESULT_CMD_LIST is required.")
+  elseif(NOT DEFINED BINTOOLS_READELF_FILE_INPUT)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "FILE_INPUT is required.")
+  endif()
+
+  # Handle headers
+  set(readelf_headers "")
+  if(${BINTOOLS_READELF_HEADERS})
+    set(readelf_headers "-e") # --headers
+  endif()
+
+  # Handle output
+  set(readelf_output "")
+  if(DEFINED BINTOOLS_READELF_FILE_OUTPUT)
+    set(readelf_output > ${BINTOOLS_READELF_FILE_OUTPUT})
+  endif()
+
+  # Construct the command
+  set(readelf_cmd
+    # Base command
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_READELF} ${readelf_headers}
+    # Input and Output
+    ${BINTOOLS_READELF_FILE_INPUT} ${readelf_output}
+  )
+
+  # Place command in the parent provided variable
+  set(${BINTOOLS_READELF_RESULT_CMD_LIST} ${readelf_cmd} PARENT_SCOPE)
+
+endfunction(bintools_readelf)
diff --git a/cmake/bintools/host-gnu/target.cmake b/cmake/bintools/host-gnu/target.cmake
index 67fb53c7a77..b9f70a0ba84 100644
--- a/cmake/bintools/host-gnu/target.cmake
+++ b/cmake/bintools/host-gnu/target.cmake
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ find_program(CMAKE_GDB     gdb    )
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/bintools/gnu/target_memusage.cmake)
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/bintools/gnu/target_objcopy.cmake)
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/bintools/gnu/target_objdump.cmake)
+include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/bintools/gnu/target_readelf.cmake)
diff --git a/cmake/bintools/llvm/target.cmake b/cmake/bintools/llvm/target.cmake
index f455ece218a..f475d5d43b1 100644
--- a/cmake/bintools/llvm/target.cmake
+++ b/cmake/bintools/llvm/target.cmake
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ find_program(CMAKE_READELF readelf      ${find_program_binutils_args})
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/bintools/gnu/target_memusage.cmake)
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/bintools/gnu/target_objcopy.cmake)
 include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/bintools/gnu/target_objdump.cmake)
+include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/bintools/gnu/target_readelf.cmake)