diff --git a/lang/ruby/Makefile b/lang/ruby/Makefile
index 5c5717ca7..56c4e8010 100644
--- a/lang/ruby/Makefile
+++ b/lang/ruby/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,15 @@ PKG_LICENSE:=BSD-2-Clause
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING
 PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:ruby-lang:ruby
 
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=ruby/host
+
+# YJIT may not be suitable for certain applications. It
+# currently only supports macOS, Linux and BSD on x86-64 and
+# arm64/aarch64 CPUs.
+# Ruby 3.3.5 (latest) still does not support cross-compiling. It
+# will only work when target matches the host arch. Anyway, we
+# will provide a working rustc for those supported archs to let
+# it work when they match.
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=ruby/host RUBY_ENABLE_YJIT:rust/host
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
@@ -38,6 +46,7 @@ HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--disable-install-doc \
 	--disable-install-rdoc \
 	--disable-install-capi \
+	--disable-yjit \
 	--without-gmp \
 	--with-static-linked-ext \
 	--with-out-ext=-test-/*,bigdecimal,cgi/escape,continuation,coverage,etc,fcntl,fiddle,io/console,json,json/generator,json/parser,mathn/complex,mathn/rational,nkf,objspace,pty,racc/cparse,rbconfig/sizeof,readline,rubyvm,syslog,win32,win32ole,win32/resolv
@@ -71,6 +80,12 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS += --disable-jit-support
 # Host JIT does work but it is not worth it
 HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS += --disable-jit-support
 
+ifndef CONFIG_RUBY_ENABLE_YJIT
+	# it is only worth it to enable yjit for target package
+	CONFIGURE_ARGS += --disable-yjit
+endif
+
+
 # Apple ld generates warning if LD_FLAGS var includes path to lib that is not 
 # exist (e.g. -L$(STAGING_DIR)/host/lib). configure script fails if ld generates 
 # any output
@@ -152,6 +167,17 @@ define RubyDependency
 endef
 
 define Package/ruby/config
+    config RUBY_ENABLE_YJIT
+	bool "Enable YJIT"
+	depends on PACKAGE_ruby
+	depends on x86_64||aarch64
+	default y if x86_64||aarch64
+	help
+	 	YJIT is a lightweight, minimalistic Ruby JIT built
+	 	inside CRuby. It lazily compiles code using a Basic Block Versioning (BBV)
+	 	architecture. YJIT is currently supported for macOS, Linux and BSD on x86-64
+	 	and arm64/aarch64 CPUs.
+
     comment "Standard Library"
       depends on PACKAGE_ruby