diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/pam/libpam_1.1.6.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/pam/libpam_1.1.6.bb
index 3d8999de41..448a67b71b 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/pam/libpam_1.1.6.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/pam/libpam_1.1.6.bb
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/Linux-PAM-${PV}"
 
 inherit autotools gettext pkgconfig
 
+PACKAGECONFIG[audit] = "--enable-audit,--disable-audit,audit,"
+
 PACKAGES += "${PN}-runtime ${PN}-xtests"
 FILES_${PN} = "${base_libdir}/lib*${SOLIBS}"
 FILES_${PN}-dbg += "${base_libdir}/security/.debug \