diff --git a/package/asterisk/asterisk.mk b/package/asterisk/asterisk.mk
index 5ccd451ceb..f5efdfaabb 100644
--- a/package/asterisk/asterisk.mk
+++ b/package/asterisk/asterisk.mk
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ ASTERISK_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--without-popt \
 	--without-pri \
 	--without-pwlib \
-	--without-radius \
 	--without-resample \
 	--without-sdl \
 	--without-SDL_image \
@@ -191,6 +190,13 @@ else
 ASTERISK_CONF_OPTS += --without-portaudio
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_FREERADIUS_CLIENT),y)
+ASTERISK_DEPENDENCIES += freeradius-client
+ASTERISK_CONF_OPTS += --with-radius
+else
+ASTERISK_CONF_OPTS += --without-radius
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)
 ASTERISK_DEPENDENCIES += openssl
 ASTERISK_CONF_OPTS += --with-ssl