diff --git a/package/pure-ftpd/pure-ftpd.mk b/package/pure-ftpd/pure-ftpd.mk
index aed528b981..a9268b4446 100644
--- a/package/pure-ftpd/pure-ftpd.mk
+++ b/package/pure-ftpd/pure-ftpd.mk
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ else
 PURE_FTPD_CONF_OPTS += --without-tls
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_POSTGRESQL),y)
+PURE_FTPD_CONF_OPTS += --with-pgsql=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
+PURE_FTPD_DEPENDENCIES += postgresql
+else
+PURE_FTPD_CONF_OPTS += --without-pgsql
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_SUPPORTS_PIE),)
 PURE_FTPD_CONF_ENV += ax_cv_check_cflags___fPIE=no ax_cv_check_ldflags___fPIE=no
 endif