diff --git a/package/gnupg/Config.in b/package/gnupg/Config.in
index 1dc27a47c6..30f215fed8 100644
--- a/package/gnupg/Config.in
+++ b/package/gnupg/Config.in
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GNUPG
 
 if BR2_PACKAGE_GNUPG
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_GNUPG_AES
+	bool "AES support"
+	help
+	  Support for the AES cipher
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GNUPG_RSA
 	bool "RSA support"
 	help
diff --git a/package/gnupg/gnupg.mk b/package/gnupg/gnupg.mk
index 94f5d896aa..f358fa36f5 100644
--- a/package/gnupg/gnupg.mk
+++ b/package/gnupg/gnupg.mk
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ else
 GNUPG_CONF_OPTS += --without-readline
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GNUPG_AES),y)
+GNUPG_CONF_OPTS += --enable-aes
+else
+GNUPG_CONF_OPTS += --disable-aes
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GNUPG_RSA),y)
 GNUPG_CONF_OPTS += --enable-rsa
 else