diff --git a/package/network/utils/ethtool/Makefile b/package/network/utils/ethtool/Makefile
index d640930333b..be9da7ff0b3 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/ethtool/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/utils/ethtool/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
-PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS:=ETHTOOL_PRETTY_DUMP
+PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS:=CONFIG_ETHTOOL_PRETTY_DUMP
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk