diff --git a/package/wavemon/wavemon.mk b/package/wavemon/wavemon.mk
index 3ae1141ec4..d2af6c2bc0 100644
--- a/package/wavemon/wavemon.mk
+++ b/package/wavemon/wavemon.mk
@@ -13,4 +13,11 @@ WAVEMON_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf libnl ncurses
 # Handwritten Makefile.in, automake isn't used
 WAVEMON_MAKE_OPTS = CC="$(TARGET_CC)"
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCAP),y)
+WAVEMON_CONF_OPTS += --with-libcap
+WAVEMON_DEPENDENCIES += libcap
+else
+WAVEMON_CONF_OPTS += --without-libcap
+endif
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))