diff --git a/package/kodi/kodi.mk b/package/kodi/kodi.mk
index da5d1fa75a..e291947021 100644
--- a/package/kodi/kodi.mk
+++ b/package/kodi/kodi.mk
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ KODI_CONF_ENV += INCLUDES="-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/interface/vcos/pthreads
 	LIBS="-lvcos -lvchostif"
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV),y)
+KODI_DEPENDENCIES += udev
+KODI_CONF_OPTS += --enable-udev
+else
+KODI_CONF_OPTS += --disable-udev
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_IMX_VPUWRAP),y)
 KODI_DEPENDENCIES += imx-vpuwrap
 KODI_CONF_OPTS += --enable-codec=imxvpu