diff --git a/package/ecryptfs-utils/ecryptfs-utils.mk b/package/ecryptfs-utils/ecryptfs-utils.mk
index eb3194b6d0..326ff4f2dd 100644
--- a/package/ecryptfs-utils/ecryptfs-utils.mk
+++ b/package/ecryptfs-utils/ecryptfs-utils.mk
@@ -11,13 +11,20 @@ ECRYPTFS_UTILS_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
 ECRYPTFS_UTILS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 ECRYPTFS_UTILS_DEPENDENCIES = keyutils libnss host-intltool
-ECRYPTFS_UTILS_CONF_OPTS = --disable-pywrap --disable-pam
+ECRYPTFS_UTILS_CONF_OPTS = --disable-pywrap
 
 #Needed for build system to find pk11func.h and libnss3.so
 ECRYPTFS_UTILS_CONF_ENV = \
 	NSS_CFLAGS="-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/nss -I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/nspr" \
 	NSS_LIBS="-lnss3"
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_PAM),y)
+ECRYPTFS_UTILS_CONF_OPTS += --enable-pam
+ECRYPTFS_UTILS_DEPENDENCIES += linux-pam
+else
+ECRYPTFS_UTILS_CONF_OPTS += --disable-pam
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)
 ECRYPTFS_UTILS_CONF_OPTS += --enable-openssl
 ECRYPTFS_UTILS_DEPENDENCIES += openssl