diff --git a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-vaapi/Config.in b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-vaapi/Config.in
index 9a4d66c9fa..0b8ae39559 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-vaapi/Config.in
+++ b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-vaapi/Config.in
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_VAAPI
 
 	  https://cgit.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer-vaapi
 
+if BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_VAAPI
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_VAAPI_ENCODERS
+	bool "enable encoders"
+
+endif
+
 comment "gst1-vaapi needs udev /dev management and a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || BR2_STATIC_LIBS || \
 		!BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV
diff --git a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-vaapi/gst1-vaapi.mk b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-vaapi/gst1-vaapi.mk
index 370e281d03..11ad4c456c 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-vaapi/gst1-vaapi.mk
+++ b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-vaapi/gst1-vaapi.mk
@@ -18,11 +18,16 @@ GST1_VAAPI_DEPENDENCIES += \
 	libdrm
 
 GST1_VAAPI_CONF_OPTS += \
-	--disable-encoders \
 	--disable-x11 \
 	--disable-glx \
 	--disable-wayland \
 	--disable-egl \
 	--disable-gtk-doc-html
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_VAAPI_ENCODERS),y)
+GST1_VAAPI_CONF_OPTS += --enable-encoders
+else
+GST1_VAAPI_CONF_OPTS += --disable-encoders
+endif
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))