diff --git a/srcpkgs/wget/template b/srcpkgs/wget/template
index f761c9ef46a..95ba1fe1e47 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wget/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wget/template
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'wget'
 pkgname=wget
 version=1.16.3
-revision=4
+revision=5
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--with-ssl=openssl"
+configure_args="$(vopt_if ssl '--with-ssl=openssl') $(vopt_if gnutls '--with-ssl=gnutls')"
 hostmakedepends="perl pkg-config"
-makedepends="libressl-devel libidn-devel libuuid-devel pcre-devel"
+makedepends="$(vopt_if ssl libressl-devel) $(vopt_if gnutls gnutls-devel)
+ libidn-devel libuuid-devel pcre-devel"
 depends="ca-certificates"
 conf_files="/etc/wgetrc"
 short_desc="The GNU wget download utility"
@@ -15,6 +16,10 @@ license="GPL-3"
 distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
 checksum=67f7b7b0f5c14db633e3b18f53172786c001e153d545cfc85d82759c5c2ffb37
 
+build_options="gnutls ssl"
+build_options_default="ssl"
+vopt_conflict gnutls ssl
+
 post_install() {
 	echo "ca_certificate=/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt" >> ${DESTDIR}/etc/wgetrc
 }