diff --git a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-ugly/Config.in b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-ugly/Config.in
index 995835e41a..f30163aa0a 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-ugly/Config.in
+++ b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-ugly/Config.in
@@ -40,14 +40,10 @@ comment "plugins with external dependencies (there may be more available)"
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_UGLY_PLUGIN_DVDREAD
 	bool "dvdread"
-	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # libdvdread
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBDVDREAD
 	help
 	  Access a DVD with dvdread
 
-comment "dvdread needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
-	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS
-
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_UGLY_PLUGIN_LAME
 	bool "lame (*.mp3 audio encoder)"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LAME
diff --git a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-ugly/gst1-plugins-ugly.mk b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-ugly/gst1-plugins-ugly.mk
index d37908c341..8864b04c71 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-ugly/gst1-plugins-ugly.mk
+++ b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-ugly/gst1-plugins-ugly.mk
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ GST1_PLUGINS_UGLY_CONF_OPTS += --disable-realmedia
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_UGLY_PLUGIN_DVDREAD),y)
+# configure does not use pkg-config to detect libdvdread
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBDVDCSS)$(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),yy)
+GST1_PLUGINS_UGLY_CONF_ENV += LIBS="-ldvdcss"
+endif
 GST1_PLUGINS_UGLY_CONF_OPTS += --enable-dvdread
 GST1_PLUGINS_UGLY_DEPENDENCIES += libdvdread
 GST1_PLUGINS_UGLY_HAS_GPL_LICENSE = y