diff --git a/package/rauc/Config.in b/package/rauc/Config.in
index b4f7b81948..2ea51f5bad 100644
--- a/package/rauc/Config.in
+++ b/package/rauc/Config.in
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_RAUC_DBUS
 	  This option enables support for controlling rauc through
 	  D-Bus.
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_RAUC_GPT
+	bool "GPT support"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LIBFDISK
+	help
+	    This option enables support for GPT partition tables.
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_RAUC_NETWORK
 	bool "network support"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCURL
diff --git a/package/rauc/rauc.mk b/package/rauc/rauc.mk
index 7a10470cf2..0520b30521 100644
--- a/package/rauc/rauc.mk
+++ b/package/rauc/rauc.mk
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ else
 RAUC_CONF_OPTS += --disable-service
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_RAUC_GPT),y)
+RAUC_CONF_OPTS += --enable-gpt
+RAUC_DEPENDENCIES += util-linux-libs
+else
+RAUC_CONF_OPTS += --disable-gpt
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_RAUC_NETWORK),y)
 RAUC_CONF_OPTS += --enable-network
 RAUC_DEPENDENCIES += libcurl