diff --git a/package/lirc-tools/lirc-tools.mk b/package/lirc-tools/lirc-tools.mk
index d7f23531ab..2fd66439d7 100644
--- a/package/lirc-tools/lirc-tools.mk
+++ b/package/lirc-tools/lirc-tools.mk
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ LIRC_TOOLS_AUTORECONF = YES
 LIRC_TOOLS_CONF_ENV = XSLTPROC=yes
 LIRC_TOOLS_CONF_OPTS = --without-x
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB_COMPAT),y)
+LIRC_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES += libusb-compat
+endif
+
 define LIRC_TOOLS_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 package/lirc-tools/S25lircd \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S25lircd