diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/cronie/cronie_1.7.2.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/cronie/cronie_1.7.2.bb
index e4711fa31c..496ca39fd7 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/cronie/cronie_1.7.2.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/cronie/cronie_1.7.2.bb
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ PACKAGECONFIG[audit] = "--with-audit,--without-audit,audit,"
 PACKAGECONFIG[pam] = "--with-pam,--without-pam,libpam,${PAM_DEPS}"
 PACKAGECONFIG[anacron] = "--enable-anacron,--disable-anacron,anacron"
 PACKAGECONFIG[selinux] = "--with-selinux,--without-selinux,libselinux"
+PACKAGECONFIG[inotify] = "--with-inotify,--without-inotify,"
 
 INITSCRIPT_NAME = "crond"
 INITSCRIPT_PARAMS = "start 90 2 3 4 5 . stop 60 0 1 6 ."