diff --git a/package/kvazaar/kvazaar.mk b/package/kvazaar/kvazaar.mk
index e2ab132203..17e2ea8caf 100644
--- a/package/kvazaar/kvazaar.mk
+++ b/package/kvazaar/kvazaar.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ KVAZAAR_LICENSE = BSD-3-Clause, ISC (greatest, x264asm)
 KVAZAAR_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE LICENSE.greatest LICENSE.x264asm
 KVAZAAR_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 KVAZAAR_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
-KVAZAAR_CONF_OPTS = --without-cryptopp
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_CRYPTOPP),y)
+KVAZAAR_DEPENDENCIES += cryptopp
+KVAZAAR_CONF_OPTS += --with-cryptopp
+else
+KVAZAAR_CONF_OPTS += --without-cryptopp
+endif
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))