diff --git a/package/open-iscsi/Config.in b/package/open-iscsi/Config.in
index e55bbfd867..01d83615c9 100644
--- a/package/open-iscsi/Config.in
+++ b/package/open-iscsi/Config.in
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OPEN_ISCSI
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # kmod
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_KMOD
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPEN_ISNS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LIBMOUNT
 	help
diff --git a/package/open-iscsi/open-iscsi.mk b/package/open-iscsi/open-iscsi.mk
index d1f40d3e20..1266db3d3f 100644
--- a/package/open-iscsi/open-iscsi.mk
+++ b/package/open-iscsi/open-iscsi.mk
@@ -9,10 +9,17 @@ OPEN_ISCSI_SITE = $(call github,open-iscsi,open-iscsi,$(OPEN_ISCSI_VERSION))
 OPEN_ISCSI_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+, GPL-3.0+, LGPL-3.0+
 OPEN_ISCSI_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING README libopeniscsiusr/COPYING
 OPEN_ISCSI_CPE_ID_VALID = YES
-OPEN_ISCSI_DEPENDENCIES = kmod open-isns openssl util-linux
+OPEN_ISCSI_DEPENDENCIES = kmod openssl util-linux
 
 OPEN_ISCSI_CONF_OPTS = -Ddbroot=/var/lib/iscsi
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPEN_ISNS),y)
+OPEN_ISCSI_DEPENDENCIES += open-isns
+OPEN_ISCSI_CONF_OPTS += -Disns=enabled
+else
+OPEN_ISCSI_CONF_OPTS += -Disns=disabled
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD),y)
 OPEN_ISCSI_DEPENDENCIES += systemd
 OPEN_ISCSI_CONF_OPTS += -Dno_systemd=false