diff --git a/libs/libtins/Config.in b/libs/libtins/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d5efd102
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/libtins/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# libtins configuration
+menu "Configuration"
+	depends on PACKAGE_libtins
+
+config LIBTINS_ENABLE_ACK_TRACKER
+	bool "Enable ACK tracker"
+	default n
+
+config LIBTINS_ENABLE_CXX11
+	bool "Enable C++11"
+	default y
+
+config LIBTINS_ENABLE_DOT11
+	bool "Enable IEEE 802.11 support (select this to access ENABLE_WPA2 option)"
+	help
+		If selected, this also allows configuring WPA2 support which requires openssl
+	default n
+
+config LIBTINS_ENABLE_PCAP
+	bool "Enable PCAP library support"
+	default y
+
+config LIBTINS_ENABLE_TCP_STREAM_CUSTOM_DATA
+	bool "Enable TCP stream custom data"
+	default n
+
+config LIBTINS_ENABLE_WPA2
+	depends on LIBTINS_ENABLE_DOT11
+	bool "Enable WPA2 (this selects libopenssl)"
+	default n
+endmenu
+
diff --git a/libs/libtins/Makefile b/libs/libtins/Makefile
index 318da36fa..10d1acacc 100644
--- a/libs/libtins/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libtins/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=libtins
 PKG_VERSION:=4.2
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://codeload.github.com/mfontanini/libtins/tar.gz/v$(PKG_VERSION)?
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ define Package/libtins
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
   TITLE:=libtins
   URL:=https://libtins.github.io/
-  DEPENDS:=+libstdcpp +libpcap
+  DEPENDS:=+libstdcpp +LIBTINS_ENABLE_PCAP:libpcap +LIBTINS_ENABLE_WPA2:libopenssl
+  MENU:=1
+endef
+
+define Package/libtins/config
+	source "$(SOURCE)/Config.in"
 endef
 
 define Package/libtins/description
@@ -41,12 +46,12 @@ CMAKE_OPTIONS += \
 	-D_RUN_RESULT_VAR=FORCE \
 	-DLIBTINS_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF \
 	-DLIBTINS_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
-	-DLIBTINS_ENABLE_ACK_TRACKER=OFF \
-	-DLIBTINS_ENABLE_CXX11=ON \
-	-DLIBTINS_ENABLE_DOT11=OFF \
-	-DLIBTINS_ENABLE_PCAP=ON \
-	-DLIBTINS_ENABLE_TCP_STREAM_CUSTOM_DATA=OFF \
-	-DLIBTINS_ENABLE_WPA2=OFF
+	-DLIBTINS_ENABLE_ACK_TRACKER=$(if $(CONFIG_LIBTINS_ENABLE_ACK_TRACKER),ON,OFF) \
+	-DLIBTINS_ENABLE_CXX11=$(if $(CONFIG_LIBTINS_ENABLE_CXX11),ON,OFF) \
+	-DLIBTINS_ENABLE_DOT11=$(if $(CONFIG_LIBTINS_ENABLE_DOT11),ON,OFF) \
+	-DLIBTINS_ENABLE_PCAP=$(if $(CONFIG_LIBTINS_ENABLE_PCAP),ON,OFF) \
+	-DLIBTINS_ENABLE_TCP_STREAM_CUSTOM_DATA=$(if $(CONFIG_LIBTINS_ENABLE_TCP_STREAM_CUSTOM_DATA),ON,OFF) \
+	-DLIBTINS_ENABLE_WPA2=$(if $(CONFIG_LIBTINS_ENABLE_WPA2),ON,OFF)
 
 TARGET_CXXFLAGS += -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -flto
 TARGET_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--gc-sections,--as-needed