diff --git a/package/mpd/mpd.mk b/package/mpd/mpd.mk
index 4b737c715c..f03a459b8c 100644
--- a/package/mpd/mpd.mk
+++ b/package/mpd/mpd.mk
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ else
 MPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dzeroconf=disabled
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_EXPAT),y)
+MPD_DEPENDENCIES += expat
+MPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dexpat=enabled
+else
+MPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dexpat=disabled
+endif
+
 # MPD prefers libicu for utf8 collation instead of libglib2.
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ICU),y)
 MPD_DEPENDENCIES += icu
@@ -37,6 +44,13 @@ else
 MPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dicu=disabled
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_YAJL),y)
+MPD_DEPENDENCIES += yajl
+MPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dyajl=enabled
+else
+MPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dyajl=disabled
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MPD_ALSA),y)
 MPD_DEPENDENCIES += alsa-lib
 MPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dalsa=enabled
@@ -251,7 +265,7 @@ MPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dpulse=disabled
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MPD_QOBUZ),y)
-MPD_DEPENDENCIES += libgcrypt yajl
+MPD_DEPENDENCIES += libgcrypt
 MPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dqobuz=enabled
 else
 MPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dqobuz=disabled
@@ -272,7 +286,6 @@ MPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dsidplay=disabled
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MPD_SOUNDCLOUD),y)
-MPD_DEPENDENCIES += yajl
 MPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dsoundcloud=enabled
 else
 MPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dsoundcloud=disabled
@@ -307,12 +320,10 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MPD_UPNP_PUPNP),y)
 MPD_DEPENDENCIES += \
-	expat \
 	libupnp
 MPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dupnp=pupnp
 else ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MPD_UPNP_NPUPNP),y)
 MPD_DEPENDENCIES += \
-	expat \
 	libnpupnp
 MPD_CONF_OPTS += -Dupnp=npupnp
 else ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MPD_UPNP_DISABLED),y)