diff --git a/package/vsftpd/vsftpd.mk b/package/vsftpd/vsftpd.mk
index c8c68d27bc..64a56ccf22 100644
--- a/package/vsftpd/vsftpd.mk
+++ b/package/vsftpd/vsftpd.mk
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ VSFTPD_LIBS += -lssl
 VSFTPD_POST_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += VSFTPD_ENABLE_SSL
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCAP),y)
+VSFTPD_DEPENDENCIES += libcap
+VSFTPD_LIBS += -lcap
+endif
+
 define VSFTPD_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(MAKE) CC="$(TARGET_CC)" CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" LIBS="$(VSFTPD_LIBS)" -C $(@D)