diff --git a/package/zbar/zbar.mk b/package/zbar/zbar.mk
index 0e79004bb3..86f33796a2 100644
--- a/package/zbar/zbar.mk
+++ b/package/zbar/zbar.mk
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ ZBAR_CONF_ENV = \
 	LIBS=$(TARGET_NLS_LIBS)
 ZBAR_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--disable-doc \
-	--without-imagemagick \
 	--without-qt \
 	--without-qt5 \
 	--without-gtk \
@@ -32,6 +31,13 @@ else
 ZBAR_CONF_OPTS += --without-dbus
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_IMAGEMAGICK),y)
+ZBAR_DEPENDENCIES += imagemagick
+ZBAR_CONF_OPTS += --with-imagemagick
+else
+ZBAR_CONF_OPTS += --without-imagemagick
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3),y)
 ZBAR_DEPENDENCIES += host-python3 python3
 ZBAR_CONF_OPTS += --with-python=python3