diff --git a/package/mplayer/mplayer.mk b/package/mplayer/mplayer.mk
index 9da90f2b6c..14e8c77eed 100644
--- a/package/mplayer/mplayer.mk
+++ b/package/mplayer/mplayer.mk
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ else
 MPLAYER_CONF_OPTS += --disable-fontconfig
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBENCA),y)
+MPLAYER_CONF_OPTS += --enable-enca
+MPLAYER_DEPENDENCIES += libenca
+else
+MPLAYER_CONF_OPTS += --disable-enca
+endif
+
 # We intentionally don't pass --enable-fribidi, to let the
 # autodetection find which library to link with.
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBFRIBIDI),y)