diff --git a/network/nepenthes/nepenthes.conf b/network/nepenthes/nepenthes.conf
index d86ae4087..800c7245b 100644
--- a/network/nepenthes/nepenthes.conf
+++ b/network/nepenthes/nepenthes.conf
@@ -40,3 +40,10 @@ if pkginstalled mysql ; then
 	var_append confopt " " "--enable-mysql"
 	var_append confopt ' ' "--with-mysql-include=$root$( pkgprefix includedir mysql )/mysql"
 fi
+
+# postgresql support
+if pkginstalled postgresql ; then
+	pkgprefix -t postgresql
+	var_append confopt " " "--enable-postgre"
+	var_append confopt ' ' "--with-postgre-include=$root$( pkgprefix includedir postgresql )"
+fi