diff --git a/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-synaptics/build b/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-synaptics/build
index 28cd01772a..faeb256c54 100755
--- a/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-synaptics/build
+++ b/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-synaptics/build
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 . config/options
 
 $SCRIPTS/build toolchain
+$SCRIPTS/build libXi
 
 cd $BUILD/$1*
 ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
diff --git a/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-synaptics/install b/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-synaptics/install
index 187f2e00b7..1be664f4ce 100755
--- a/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-synaptics/install
+++ b/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-synaptics/install
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 . config/options
 
+$SCRIPTS/install libXi
+
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/$XORG_PATH_MODULES/input
 cp $BUILD/$1*/src/.libs/synaptics_drv.so $INSTALL/$XORG_PATH_MODULES/input