diff --git a/libs/libradcli/Config.in b/libs/libradcli/Config.in
index 35c3a223b4..b43ff20e66 100644
--- a/libs/libradcli/Config.in
+++ b/libs/libradcli/Config.in
@@ -5,6 +5,5 @@ menu "Configuration"
 
 config RADCLI_TLS
 	bool "enable TLS support"
-	default y
 
 endmenu
diff --git a/libs/libradcli/Makefile b/libs/libradcli/Makefile
index f3a7dc0e94..6a6b303456 100644
--- a/libs/libradcli/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libradcli/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/radcli-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
+PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS := CONFIG_RADCLI_TLS
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
 define Package/libradcli
@@ -37,6 +39,10 @@ define Package/libradcli/decription
   compatible with it.
 endef
 
+define Package/libradcli/config
+        source "$(SOURCE)/Config.in"
+endef
+
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
 	--enable-legacy-compat