diff --git a/package/rauc/rauc.mk b/package/rauc/rauc.mk
index 6bed5ec129..d20b0121df 100644
--- a/package/rauc/rauc.mk
+++ b/package/rauc/rauc.mk
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ RAUC_CONF_OPTS += -Dstreaming=false
 endif
 
 HOST_RAUC_DEPENDENCIES = \
+	host-json-glib \
 	host-pkgconf \
 	host-openssl \
 	host-libglib2 \
@@ -68,9 +69,9 @@ HOST_RAUC_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LIBP11),host-libp11)
 
 HOST_RAUC_CONF_OPTS += \
+	-Djson=enabled \
 	-Dnetwork=false \
 	-Dstreaming=false \
-	-Djson=disabled \
 	-Dservice=false \
 	-Dtests=false