diff --git a/package/nginx/Config.in b/package/nginx/Config.in
index 9f742e3e6b..eba0d30329 100644
--- a/package/nginx/Config.in
+++ b/package/nginx/Config.in
@@ -364,6 +364,12 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_NGINX_STREAM_MAP_MODULE
 	help
 	  Enable ngx_stream_map_module
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_NGINX_STREAM_SPLIT_CLIENTS_MODULE
+	bool "ngx_stream_split_client_module"
+	default y
+	help
+	  Enable ngx_stream_split_clients_module
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_NGINX_STREAM_RETURN_MODULE
 	bool "ngx_stream_return_module"
 	default y
diff --git a/package/nginx/nginx.mk b/package/nginx/nginx.mk
index 8a5739cbb4..1180810f51 100644
--- a/package/nginx/nginx.mk
+++ b/package/nginx/nginx.mk
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ NGINX_CONF_OPTS += \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_NGINX_STREAM_ACCESS_MODULE),,--without-stream_access_module) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_NGINX_STREAM_GEO_MODULE),,--without-stream_geo_module) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_NGINX_STREAM_MAP_MODULE),,--without-stream_map_module) \
+	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_NGINX_STREAM_SPLIT_CLIENTS_MODULE),,--without-stream_split_clients_module) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_NGINX_STREAM_RETURN_MODULE),,--without-stream_return_module) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_NGINX_STREAM_UPSTREAM_HASH_MODULE),,--without-stream_upstream_hash_module) \
 	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_NGINX_STREAM_UPSTREAM_LEAST_CONN_MODULE),,--without-stream_upstream_least_conn_module) \