diff --git a/package/mpv/mpv.mk b/package/mpv/mpv.mk
index f92b604c28..2150f7e9aa 100644
--- a/package/mpv/mpv.mk
+++ b/package/mpv/mpv.mk
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ MPV_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--disable-uchardet \
 	--disable-vapoursynth \
 	--disable-vapoursynth-lazy \
-	--disable-vdpau \
 	--disable-mali-fbdev
 
 # ALSA support requires pcm+mixer
@@ -130,6 +129,14 @@ else
 MPV_CONF_OPTS += --disable-drm
 endif
 
+# libvdpau
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBVDPAU),y)
+MPV_CONF_OPTS += --enable-vdpau
+MPV_DEPENDENCIES += libvdpau
+else
+MPV_CONF_OPTS += --disable-vdpau
+endif
+
 # LUA support, only for lua51/lua52/luajit
 # This enables the controller (OSD) together with libass
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LUA_5_1)$(BR2_PACKAGE_LUAJIT),y)