diff --git a/package/openobex/Config.in b/package/openobex/Config.in
index 2b8cf38208..ed1b81fe42 100644
--- a/package/openobex/Config.in
+++ b/package/openobex/Config.in
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ comment "bluez support needs a toolchain w/ wchar, threads, dynamic library"
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENOBEX_LIBUSB
 	bool "enable libusb support"
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libusb
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB_COMPAT
 
 comment "libusb support needs a toolchain w/ threads"
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
diff --git a/package/openobex/openobex.mk b/package/openobex/openobex.mk
index b50dbb7fd3..6a1a10ba4f 100644
--- a/package/openobex/openobex.mk
+++ b/package/openobex/openobex.mk
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ OPENOBEX_CONF_OPTS += --disable-bluetooth
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENOBEX_LIBUSB),y)
-OPENOBEX_DEPENDENCIES += libusb
+OPENOBEX_DEPENDENCIES += libusb-compat
 OPENOBEX_CONF_OPTS += --with-usb=$(STAGING_DIR)
 else
 OPENOBEX_CONF_OPTS += --disable-usb