diff --git a/package/cairo/Config.in b/package/cairo/Config.in
index 19c47231dd..398e47fb6c 100644
--- a/package/cairo/Config.in
+++ b/package/cairo/Config.in
@@ -32,4 +32,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_CAIRO_SVG
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_CAIRO_PNG
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_CAIRO_PDF
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_CAIRO_TEE
+	bool "tee support"
 endif
+
diff --git a/package/cairo/cairo.mk b/package/cairo/cairo.mk
index 6b456dd89d..eedb28d0e4 100644
--- a/package/cairo/cairo.mk
+++ b/package/cairo/cairo.mk
@@ -77,4 +77,10 @@ else
 	CAIRO_CONF_OPT += --disable-svg
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_CAIRO_TEE),y)
+	CAIRO_CONF_OPT += --enable-tee
+else
+	CAIRO_CONF_OPT += --disable-tee
+endif
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))