diff --git a/package/kodi/kodi.mk b/package/kodi/kodi.mk
index 80a8d4e6bf..1f068d3b59 100644
--- a/package/kodi/kodi.mk
+++ b/package/kodi/kodi.mk
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ KODI_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_UDEV=OFF
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_KODI_LIBUSB),y)
 KODI_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_LIBUSB=ON
 KODI_DEPENDENCIES += libusb-compat
+else
+KODI_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_LIBUSB=OFF
 endif
 endif