diff --git a/package/stellarium/stellarium.mk b/package/stellarium/stellarium.mk
index 779355520c..33fb65c18d 100644
--- a/package/stellarium/stellarium.mk
+++ b/package/stellarium/stellarium.mk
@@ -30,9 +30,13 @@ STELLARIUM_DEPENDENCIES += qt5serialport
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GPSD),y)
 STELLARIUM_DEPENDENCIES += gpsd
 endif
-STELLARIUM_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_GPS=ON
+STELLARIUM_CONF_OPTS += \
+	-DENABLE_GPS=ON \
+	-DUSE_PLUGIN_TELESCOPECONTROL=ON
 else
-STELLARIUM_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_GPS=OFF
+STELLARIUM_CONF_OPTS += \
+	-DENABLE_GPS=OFF \
+	-DUSE_PLUGIN_TELESCOPECONTROL=OFF
 endif
 
 $(eval $(cmake-package))