diff --git a/package/fontconfig/fontconfig.mk b/package/fontconfig/fontconfig.mk
index 33218ed639..d59e893d4d 100644
--- a/package/fontconfig/fontconfig.mk
+++ b/package/fontconfig/fontconfig.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ FONTCONFIG_SOURCE = fontconfig-$(FONTCONFIG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 # 0002-add-pthread-as-a-dependency-of-a-static-lib.patch
 FONTCONFIG_AUTORECONF = YES
 FONTCONFIG_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
-FONTCONFIG_DEPENDENCIES = freetype expat host-pkgconf host-gperf util-linux
+FONTCONFIG_DEPENDENCIES = freetype expat host-pkgconf host-gperf \
+	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LIBS),util-linux-libs,util-linux)
 HOST_FONTCONFIG_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	host-freetype host-expat host-pkgconf host-gperf host-util-linux
 FONTCONFIG_LICENSE = fontconfig license