diff --git a/package/quota/quota.mk b/package/quota/quota.mk
index 46ef243ecc..836baf6071 100644
--- a/package/quota/quota.mk
+++ b/package/quota/quota.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ QUOTA_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+
 QUOTA_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 QUOTA_LIBS = $(TARGET_NLS_LIBS)
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_DBUS)$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBNL),yy)
+QUOTA_DEPENDENCIES += host-pkgconf dbus libnl
+QUOTA_CONF_OTS += --enable-netlink
+else
+QUOTA_CONF_OPTS += --disable-netlink
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS),y)
 QUOTA_DEPENDENCIES += host-pkgconf e2fsprogs
 QUOTA_CONF_OPTS += --enable-ext2direct