diff --git a/package/nginx/Config.in b/package/nginx/Config.in
index 64406664d3..cad5903882 100644
--- a/package/nginx/Config.in
+++ b/package/nginx/Config.in
@@ -352,6 +352,12 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_NGINX_STREAM_MAP_MODULE
 	help
 	  Enable ngx_stream_map_module
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_NGINX_STREAM_RETURN_MODULE
+	bool "ngx_stream_return_module"
+	default y
+	help
+	  Enable ngx_stream_return_module
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_NGINX_STREAM_UPSTREAM_HASH_MODULE
 	bool "ngx_stream_upstream_hash_module"
 	default y
diff --git a/package/nginx/nginx.mk b/package/nginx/nginx.mk
index 1ff59e7f97..344d41d410 100644
--- a/package/nginx/nginx.mk
+++ b/package/nginx/nginx.mk
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ NGINX_CONF_OPTS += \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_NGINX_STREAM_LIMIT_CONN_MODULE),,--without-stream_limit_conn_module) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_NGINX_STREAM_ACCESS_MODULE),,--without-stream_access_module) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_NGINX_STREAM_MAP_MODULE),,--without-stream_map_module) \
+	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_NGINX_STREAM_RETURN_MODULE),,--without-stream_return_module) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_NGINX_STREAM_UPSTREAM_HASH_MODULE),,--without-stream_upstream_hash_module) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_NGINX_STREAM_UPSTREAM_LEAST_CONN_MODULE),,--without-stream_upstream_least_conn_module) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_NGINX_STREAM_UPSTREAM_ZONE_MODULE),,--without-stream_upstream_zone_module)