diff --git a/package/rsync/rsync.mk b/package/rsync/rsync.mk
index 35f128c97e..d0ceaa99ac 100644
--- a/package/rsync/rsync.mk
+++ b/package/rsync/rsync.mk
@@ -14,4 +14,10 @@ RSYNC_CONF_OPT = \
 	--with-included-zlib=no \
 	--with-included-popt=no
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ACL),y)
+	RSYNC_DEPENDENCIES += acl
+else
+	RSYNC_CONF_OPT += --disable-acl-support
+endif
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))