diff --git a/package/screen/screen.mk b/package/screen/screen.mk
index 055dc015c0..c1705f742d 100644
--- a/package/screen/screen.mk
+++ b/package/screen/screen.mk
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ SCREEN_CONF_ENV = CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)"
 SCREEN_CONF_OPTS = --enable-colors256
 SCREEN_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS = DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) SCREEN=screen install_bin
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_PAM),y)
+SCREEN_DEPENDENCIES += linux-pam
+SCREEN_CONF_OPTS += --enable-pam
+else
+SCREEN_CONF_OPTS += --disable-pam
+endif
+
 define SCREEN_INSTALL_SCREENRC
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D $(@D)/etc/screenrc $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/screenrc
 endef