diff --git a/package/quagga/quagga.mk b/package/quagga/quagga.mk
index c5dd2ba4e2..4a5559401c 100644
--- a/package/quagga/quagga.mk
+++ b/package/quagga/quagga.mk
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ QUAGGA_CONF_OPTS = --program-transform-name=''
 # 0002-configure-fix-static-linking-with-readline.patch
 QUAGGA_AUTORECONF = YES
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCAP),y)
+QUAGGA_CONF_OPTS += --enable-capabilities
+QUAGGA_DEPENDENCIES += libcap
+else
+QUAGGA_CONF_OPTS += --disable-capabilities
+endif
+
 QUAGGA_CONF_OPTS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_QUAGGA_ZEBRA),--enable-zebra,--disable-zebra)
 QUAGGA_CONF_OPTS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_QUAGGA_BABELD),--enable-babeld,--disable-babeld)
 QUAGGA_CONF_OPTS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_QUAGGA_BGPD),--enable-bgpd,--disable-bgpd)