diff --git a/package/libtirpc/Config.in b/package/libtirpc/Config.in
index 31f1636ef5..371f7c46c1 100644
--- a/package/libtirpc/Config.in
+++ b/package/libtirpc/Config.in
@@ -7,19 +7,26 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTIRPC
 
 	  http://sourceforge.net/projects/libtirpc/
 
+if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTIRPC
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTIRPC_GSS
 	bool "gss"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # libkrb5
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # libkrb5
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTIRPC
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBKRB5
 	help
 	  Enable GSSAPI support
 
-comment "libtirpc needs a toolchain w/ threads"
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
-
 comment "libtirpc gss support needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTIRPC
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTIRPC_RPCDB
+	bool "rpcdb"
+	help
+	  Enable RPCDB support
+
+endif
+
+comment "libtirpc needs a toolchain w/ threads"
+	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
diff --git a/package/libtirpc/libtirpc.mk b/package/libtirpc/libtirpc.mk
index ab15954561..eadacedfcf 100644
--- a/package/libtirpc/libtirpc.mk
+++ b/package/libtirpc/libtirpc.mk
@@ -25,5 +25,12 @@ LIBTIRPC_CONF_OPTS += --disable-gssapi
 endif
 HOST_LIBTIRPC_CONF_OPTS = --disable-gssapi
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTIRPC_RPCDB),y)
+LIBTIRPC_CONF_OPTS += --enable-rpcdb
+else
+LIBTIRPC_CONF_OPTS += --disable-rpcdb
+endif
+HOST_LIBTIRPC_CONF_OPTS += --disable-rpcdb
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))