diff --git a/package/libsoup/Config.in b/package/libsoup/Config.in
index 874f50cc1..bc0ba950a 100644
--- a/package/libsoup/Config.in
+++ b/package/libsoup/Config.in
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSOUP
 
 if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSOUP
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSOUP_GNOME
+	bool "libsoup-gnome"
+	help
+	  Build libsoup-gnome library.
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSOUP_SSL
 	bool "https support"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_GLIB_NETWORKING
diff --git a/package/libsoup/libsoup.mk b/package/libsoup/libsoup.mk
index 11585c896..abc8ac53d 100644
--- a/package/libsoup/libsoup.mk
+++ b/package/libsoup/libsoup.mk
@@ -18,11 +18,17 @@ ifneq ($(BR2_INET_IPV6),y)
 LIBSOUP_CONF_ENV += soup_cv_ipv6=no
 endif
 
-LIBSOUP_CONF_OPT = --disable-glibtest --without-gnome
+LIBSOUP_CONF_OPT = --disable-glibtest
 
 LIBSOUP_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf host-libglib2 \
        libglib2 libxml2 sqlite host-intltool
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSOUP_GNOME),y)
+LIBSOUP_CONF_OPT += --with-gnome
+else
+LIBSOUP_CONF_OPT += --without-gnome
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSOUP_SSL),y)
 LIBSOUP_DEPENDENCIES += glib-networking
 else