diff --git a/package/vsftpd/vsftpd.mk b/package/vsftpd/vsftpd.mk
index ca711bbfe3..ce042c5ba9 100644
--- a/package/vsftpd/vsftpd.mk
+++ b/package/vsftpd/vsftpd.mk
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ VSFTPD_DEPENDENCIES += libcap
 VSFTPD_LIBS += -lcap
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_PAM),y)
+VSFTPD_DEPENDENCIES += linux-pam
+VSFTPD_LIBS += -lpam
+endif
+
 define VSFTPD_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(MAKE) CC="$(TARGET_CC)" CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		LDFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" LIBS="$(VSFTPD_LIBS)" -C $(@D)