diff --git a/package/libupnpp/libupnpp.mk b/package/libupnpp/libupnpp.mk
index 69ce0768a9..31a066a648 100644
--- a/package/libupnpp/libupnpp.mk
+++ b/package/libupnpp/libupnpp.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ LIBUPNPP_SITE = http://www.lesbonscomptes.com/upmpdcli/downloads
 LIBUPNPP_LICENSE = LGPL-2.1+
 LIBUPNPP_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 LIBUPNPP_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
-LIBUPNPP_DEPENDENCIES = expat libcurl libupnp
+LIBUPNPP_DEPENDENCIES = expat libcurl \
+	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUPNP),libupnp,libupnp18)
 # We're patching configure.ac
 LIBUPNPP_AUTORECONF = YES