diff --git a/package/mutt/mutt.mk b/package/mutt/mutt.mk
index b07f9b2d22..14c5be9567 100644
--- a/package/mutt/mutt.mk
+++ b/package/mutt/mutt.mk
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ MUTT_DEPENDENCIES += libiconv
 MUTT_CONF_OPTS += --enable-iconv
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBIDN),y)
+MUTT_DEPENDENCIES += libidn
+MUTT_CONF_OPTS += --with-idn
+else
+MUTT_CONF_OPTS += --without-idn
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MUTT_IMAP),y)
 MUTT_CONF_OPTS += --enable-imap
 else