diff --git a/www-servers/nginx/nginx-0.8.29.ebuild b/www-servers/nginx/nginx-0.8.29.ebuild
index 6f63894..41e9d55 100644
--- a/www-servers/nginx/nginx-0.8.29.ebuild
+++ b/www-servers/nginx/nginx-0.8.29.ebuild
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SRC_URI="http://sysoev.ru/nginx/${P}.tar.gz
 LICENSE="BSD"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~ppc ~x86 ~x86-fbsd"
-IUSE="addition debug fastcgi file-aio flv imap ipv6 pamauth pcre perl random-index securelink ssl
+IUSE="addition debug fastcgi file-aio flv imap ipv6 pamauth passenger pcre perl random-index securelink ssl
 status sub vim-syntax webdav zlib"
 
 DEPEND="dev-lang/perl
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ src_compile() {
 	use sub		&& myconf="${myconf} --with-http_sub_module"
 	use random-index	&& myconf="${myconf} --with-http_random_index_module"
 	use securelink && myconf="${myconf} --with-http_secure_link_module"
+	use passenger  && myconf="${myconf} --add-module=`passenger-config --root`/ext/nginx"
 
 	# --- works only with kernel > 2.6.22 
 	use file-aio 		&& myconf="${myconf} --with-file-aio"