diff --git a/package/log4cxx/log4cxx.mk b/package/log4cxx/log4cxx.mk
index 49f4667a9a..8a7ca8ef17 100644
--- a/package/log4cxx/log4cxx.mk
+++ b/package/log4cxx/log4cxx.mk
@@ -21,4 +21,10 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBESMTP),y)
 LOG4CXX_DEPENDENCIES += libesmtp
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_USE_WCHAR),y)
+LOG4CXX_CONF_OPTS += -DLOG4CXX_WCHAR_T=ON
+else
+LOG4CXX_CONF_OPTS += -DLOG4CXX_WCHAR_T=OFF
+endif
+
 $(eval $(cmake-package))