diff --git a/package/iputils/iputils.mk b/package/iputils/iputils.mk
index efedf1fe79..92e2bc938f 100644
--- a/package/iputils/iputils.mk
+++ b/package/iputils/iputils.mk
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ else
 IPUTILS_MAKE_OPTS += USE_CAP=no
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGCRYPT),y)
+IPUTILS_MAKE_OPTS += USE_GCRYPT=yes
+IPUTILS_DEPENDENCIES += libgcrypt
+else
+IPUTILS_MAKE_OPTS += USE_GCRYPT=no
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_NETTLE),y)
 IPUTILS_MAKE_OPTS += USE_NETTLE=yes
 IPUTILS_DEPENDENCIES += nettle