diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/Makefile b/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
index 3380885..668679e 100644
--- a/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/busybox/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.busybox.net/downloads \
 		http://distfiles.gentoo.org/distfiles/
 PKG_MD5SUM:=337d1a15ab1cb1d4ed423168b1eb7d7e
 
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=BUSYBOX_USE_LIBRPC:librpc
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=BUSYBOX_USE_LIBRPC:librpc BUSYBOX_CONFIG_PAM:libpam
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 PKG_CHECK_FORMAT_SECURITY:=0
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ define Package/busybox
   MAINTAINER:=Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
   TITLE:=Core utilities for embedded Linux
   URL:=http://busybox.net/
-  DEPENDS:=+BUSYBOX_USE_LIBRPC:librpc
+  DEPENDS:=+BUSYBOX_USE_LIBRPC:librpc +BUSYBOX_CONFIG_PAM:libpam
   MENU:=1
 endef
 
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ ifdef CONFIG_BUSYBOX_USE_LIBRPC
   LDLIBS += rpc
 endif
 
+ifdef CONFIG_BUSYBOX_CONFIG_PAM
+  TARGET_CFLAGS += -I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include
+  export LDFLAGS=$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)
+  LDLIBS += pam pam_misc pthread
+endif
+
 define Build/Compile
 	+$(MAKE) $(PKG_JOBS) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		CC="$(TARGET_CC)" \