diff --git a/package/nfs-utils/nfs-utils.mk b/package/nfs-utils/nfs-utils.mk
index 6dd175cadb..179009dc5f 100644
--- a/package/nfs-utils/nfs-utils.mk
+++ b/package/nfs-utils/nfs-utils.mk
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ NFS_UTILS_TARGETS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_NFS_UTILS_RPCDEBUG) += usr/sbin/rpcdebug
 NFS_UTILS_TARGETS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_NFS_UTILS_RPC_LOCKD) += usr/sbin/rpc.lockd
 NFS_UTILS_TARGETS_$(BR2_PACKAGE_NFS_UTILS_RPC_RQUOTAD) += usr/sbin/rpc.rquotad
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCAP),y)
+NFS_UTILS_CONF_OPTS += --enable-caps
+NFS_UTILS_DEPENDENCIES += libcap
+else
+NFS_UTILS_CONF_OPTS += --disable-caps
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTIRPC),y)
 NFS_UTILS_CONF_OPTS += --enable-tirpc
 NFS_UTILS_DEPENDENCIES += libtirpc