diff --git a/package/odhcp6c/odhcp6c.mk b/package/odhcp6c/odhcp6c.mk
index 735b47420f..3b4e7580a2 100644
--- a/package/odhcp6c/odhcp6c.mk
+++ b/package/odhcp6c/odhcp6c.mk
@@ -16,4 +16,11 @@ endef
 
 ODHCP6C_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += ODHCP6C_INSTALL_SCRIPT
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUBOX),y)
+ODHCP6C_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_LIBUBOX=1
+ODHCP6C_DEPENDENCIES += libubox
+else
+ODHCP6C_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_LIBUBOX=0
+endif
+
 $(eval $(cmake-package))