diff --git a/meta-webserver/recipes-httpd/nginx/nginx.inc b/meta-webserver/recipes-httpd/nginx/nginx.inc
index 8890e0bea1..f65c209710 100644
--- a/meta-webserver/recipes-httpd/nginx/nginx.inc
+++ b/meta-webserver/recipes-httpd/nginx/nginx.inc
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ PACKAGECONFIG[http-auth-request] = "--with-http_auth_request_module,,"
 PACKAGECONFIG[ipv6] = "--with-ipv6,,"
 PACKAGECONFIG[webdav] = "--with-http_dav_module,,"
 PACKAGECONFIG[stream] = "--with-stream,,"
+PACKAGECONFIG[http-sub-module] = "--with-http_sub_module,,"
 
 PACKAGECONFIG[xslt] = "--with-http_xslt_module,,libxslt"