diff --git a/package/zxing-cpp/Config.in b/package/zxing-cpp/Config.in
index b72a00ec35f9..f5883045fb1a 100644
--- a/package/zxing-cpp/Config.in
+++ b/package/zxing-cpp/Config.in
@@ -17,3 +17,30 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_ZXING_CPP
 	  compiles the C++ port.
 
 	  https://github.com/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp
+
+if BR2_PACKAGE_ZXING_CPP
+
+choice
+	prompt "readers/writers support"
+	default BR2_PACKAGE_ZXING_CPP_READERS_AND_WRITERS
+	help
+	  Select what you want to enable and then compile
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_ZXING_CPP_READERS
+	bool "readers only"
+	help
+	  Build with only readers (decoders) support
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_ZXING_CPP_WRITERS
+	bool "writers only"
+	help
+	  Build with only writers (encoders) support
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_ZXING_CPP_READERS_AND_WRITERS
+	bool "readers and writers"
+	help
+	  Build with readers and writers support
+
+endchoice
+
+endif # BR2_PACKAGE_ZXING_CPP
diff --git a/package/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp.mk b/package/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp.mk
index 86a1ef96806d..c37769ea5d6b 100644
--- a/package/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp.mk
+++ b/package/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp.mk
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ ZXING_CPP_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 ZXING_CPP_SUPPORTS_IN_SOURCE_BUILD = NO
 ZXING_CPP_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf stb
 ZXING_CPP_CONF_OPTS = \
-	-DBUILD_READERS=ON \
-	-DBUILD_WRITERS=ON \
 	-DBUILD_BLACKBOX_TESTS=OFF \
 	-DBUILD_UNIT_TESTS=OFF \
 	-DBUILD_DEPENDENCIES=LOCAL
@@ -28,4 +26,16 @@ else
 ZXING_CPP_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_PYTHON_MODULE=OFF
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ZXING_CPP_READERS)$(BR2_PACKAGE_ZXING_CPP_READERS_AND_WRITERS),y)
+ZXING_CPP_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_READERS=ON
+else
+ZXING_CPP_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_READERS=OFF
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ZXING_CPP_WRITERS)$(BR2_PACKAGE_ZXING_CPP_READERS_AND_WRITERS),y)
+ZXING_CPP_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_WRITERS=ON
+else
+ZXING_CPP_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_WRITERS=OFF
+endif
+
 $(eval $(cmake-package))