diff --git a/packages/debug/meta b/packages/debug/meta
index fc9e112b9b..af36ea625e 100644
--- a/packages/debug/meta
+++ b/packages/debug/meta
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.openelec.tv"
 PKG_URL=""
-PKG_DEPENDS="strace gdb tvdump mrxvt"
+PKG_DEPENDS="strace gdb tvdump"
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="debug"
@@ -38,3 +38,7 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 if [ "$OPENGL" = Mesa ]; then
   PKG_DEPENDS="$PKG_DEPENDS mesa-demos"
 fi
+
+if [ "$DISPLAYMANAGER" = xorg-server ]; then
+  PKG_DEPENDS="$PKG_DEPENDS mrxvt"
+fi