diff --git a/package/tmux/tmux.mk b/package/tmux/tmux.mk
index 281b7d8ee6..b1c0af1a83 100644
--- a/package/tmux/tmux.mk
+++ b/package/tmux/tmux.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ TMUX_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 TMUX_CPE_ID_VENDOR = tmux_project
 TMUX_DEPENDENCIES = libevent ncurses host-pkgconf
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_UTF8PROC),y)
+TMUX_DEPENDENCIES += utf8proc
+TMUX_CONF_OPTS += --enable-utf8proc
+else
+TMUX_CONF_OPTS += --disable-utf8proc
+endif
+
 # Add /usr/bin/tmux to /etc/shells otherwise some login tools like dropbear
 # can reject the user connection. See man shells.
 define TMUX_ADD_TMUX_TO_SHELLS