diff --git a/package/libgpgme/Config.in b/package/libgpgme/Config.in
index a303bfae8f..e176dacd13 100644
--- a/package/libgpgme/Config.in
+++ b/package/libgpgme/Config.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGPGME
 	bool "libgpgme"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # libassuan
 	#gnupg is not needed to build, but at runtime.
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_GNUPG
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_GNUPG if !BR2_PACKAGE_GNUPG2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGPG_ERROR
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBASSUAN
 	help