diff --git a/package/ipmitool/Config.in b/package/ipmitool/Config.in
index 1da0ace16f..554a12cbd9 100644
--- a/package/ipmitool/Config.in
+++ b/package/ipmitool/Config.in
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_IPMITOOL_LANPLUS
 	  device using the OpenIPMI ipmi_si kernel module, or if using the
 	  legacy IPMI v1.5 RMCP LAN interface.
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_IPMITOOL_USB
+	bool "enable usb interface"
+	help
+	  Enables the IPMI USB interface typically used to send inband
+	  IPMI commands to the BMC of a server.
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_IPMITOOL_IPMIEVD
 	bool "ipmievd"
 	help
diff --git a/package/ipmitool/ipmitool.mk b/package/ipmitool/ipmitool.mk
index b47209dba4..5254668877 100644
--- a/package/ipmitool/ipmitool.mk
+++ b/package/ipmitool/ipmitool.mk
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ else
 IPMITOOL_CONF_OPTS += --disable-intf-lanplus
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_IPMITOOL_USB),y)
+IPMITOOL_CONF_OPTS += --enable-intf-usb
+else
+IPMITOOL_CONF_OPTS += --disable-intf-usb
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_IPMITOOL_IPMISHELL),y)
 IPMITOOL_DEPENDENCIES += ncurses readline
 IPMITOOL_CONF_OPTS += --enable-ipmishell