diff --git a/package/lighttpd/Config.in b/package/lighttpd/Config.in
index 9a262dbe93..595c50c978 100644
--- a/package/lighttpd/Config.in
+++ b/package/lighttpd/Config.in
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIGHTTPD_BZIP2
 	help
 	  Enable bzip2 support for lighttpd mod_deflate.
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_LIGHTTPD_KRB5
+	bool "krb5 support"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBKRB5
+	help
+	  Enable Kerberos5 support for lighttpd mod_auth.
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIGHTTPD_LUA
 	bool "lua support"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LUA
diff --git a/package/lighttpd/lighttpd.mk b/package/lighttpd/lighttpd.mk
index b2e06c77a1..a25bb0bfcb 100644
--- a/package/lighttpd/lighttpd.mk
+++ b/package/lighttpd/lighttpd.mk
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ LIGHTTPD_CONF_OPTS = \
 	-Dwith_dbi=false \
 	-Dwith_fam=false \
 	-Dwith_gnutls=false \
-	-Dwith_krb5=false \
 	-Dwith_ldap=false \
 	-Dwith_libev=false \
 	-Dwith_libunwind=false \
@@ -48,6 +47,13 @@ else
 LIGHTTPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dwith_bzip=false
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIGHTTPD_KRB5),y)
+LIGHTTPD_DEPENDENCIES += libkrb5
+LIGHTTPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dwith_krb5=true
+else
+LIGHTTPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dwith_krb5=false
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIGHTTPD_LUA),y)
 LIGHTTPD_DEPENDENCIES += lua
 LIGHTTPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dwith_lua=true