diff --git a/package/swupdate/Config.in b/package/swupdate/Config.in
index ba3f6a0c0f..3708df0881 100644
--- a/package/swupdate/Config.in
+++ b/package/swupdate/Config.in
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SWUPDATE
 	    remote handler.
 	  * Select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRSYNC to add support for using
 	    rdiff handler.
-	  * Select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGPIOD to add support for
-	    microcontroller firmware update.
+	  * Select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGPIOD or BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGPIOD2 to add
+	    support for microcontroller firmware update.
 	  * Select BR2_PACKAGE_EFIBOOTMGR to add support for EFI Boot
 	    Guard.
 	  * Select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCURL, BR2_PACKAGE_LIBWEBSOCKETS,
diff --git a/package/swupdate/swupdate.mk b/package/swupdate/swupdate.mk
index ca8c140886..a2b0995227 100644
--- a/package/swupdate/swupdate.mk
+++ b/package/swupdate/swupdate.mk
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ else
 SWUPDATE_MAKE_ENV += HAVE_LIBFDISK=n
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGPIOD),y)
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGPIOD2),y)
+SWUPDATE_DEPENDENCIES += libgpiod2
+SWUPDATE_MAKE_ENV += HAVE_LIBGPIOD=y
+else ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGPIOD),y)
 SWUPDATE_DEPENDENCIES += libgpiod
 SWUPDATE_MAKE_ENV += HAVE_LIBGPIOD=y
 else