diff --git a/package/vlc/vlc.mk b/package/vlc/vlc.mk
index ce51f37d90..ec5727d8f3 100644
--- a/package/vlc/vlc.mk
+++ b/package/vlc/vlc.mk
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ VLC_CONF_OPT += \
 	--disable-goom \
 	--disable-projectm \
 	--disable-vsxu \
-	--disable-udev \
 	--disable-mtp
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_LIB),y)
@@ -234,6 +233,13 @@ else
 VLC_CONF_OPT += --disable-tremor
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_UDEV),y)
+VLC_CONF_OPT += --enable-udev
+VLC_DEPENDENCIES += udev
+else
+VLC_CONF_OPT += --disable-udev
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBX11),y)
 VLC_CONF_OPT += --with-x
 VLC_DEPENDENCIES += xlib_libX11