diff --git a/sound/fdk-aac/Makefile b/sound/fdk-aac/Makefile
index a60777895..61599c687 100644
--- a/sound/fdk-aac/Makefile
+++ b/sound/fdk-aac/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
-PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS:= CONFIG_FDK-AAC_OPTIMIZE_SPEED
+PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS:= \
+	CONFIG_BUILD_PATENTED \
+	CONFIG_FDK-AAC_OPTIMIZE_SPEED
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_BUILD_PATENTED),y)
 PATCH_DIR:=./patches-free