diff --git a/package/libtirpc/Config.in b/package/libtirpc/Config.in
index 31f1636ef5fd..e7ab2d9c1136 100644
--- a/package/libtirpc/Config.in
+++ b/package/libtirpc/Config.in
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTIRPC_GSS
 	help
 	  Enable GSSAPI support
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTIRPC_RPCDB
+	bool "rpcdb"
+	default y
+	help
+	  Enable RPC Database support
+
 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 ab159545614a..a764526aaf1f 100644
--- a/package/libtirpc/libtirpc.mk
+++ b/package/libtirpc/libtirpc.mk
@@ -25,5 +25,13 @@ LIBTIRPC_CONF_OPTS += --disable-gssapi
 endif
 HOST_LIBTIRPC_CONF_OPTS = --disable-gssapi
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTIRPC_RPCDB),y)
+LIBTIRPC_CONF_OPTS += --enable-rpcdb
+HOST_LIBTIRPC_CONF_OPTS += --enable-rpcdb
+else
+LIBTIRPC_CONF_OPTS += --disable-rpcdb
+HOST_LIBTIRPC_CONF_OPTS += --disable-rpcdb
+endif
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))