diff --git a/packages/virtual/virtual/package.mk b/packages/virtual/virtual/package.mk
index 53a07f914a..7902113280 100644
--- a/packages/virtual/virtual/package.mk
+++ b/packages/virtual/virtual/package.mk
@@ -29,3 +29,11 @@ PKG_LONGDESC="virtual is a Meta package to install Virtual project extra depende
 
 PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
+
+get_graphicdrivers
+
+for drv in $GRAPHIC_DRIVERS; do
+  if [ "$drv" = "vmware" ]; then
+    PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="$PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET open-vm-tools"
+  fi
+done
diff --git a/packages/x11/driver/xf86-video-vmware/package.mk b/packages/x11/driver/xf86-video-vmware/package.mk
index a8ae49226c..37eba5701f 100644
--- a/packages/x11/driver/xf86-video-vmware/package.mk
+++ b/packages/x11/driver/xf86-video-vmware/package.mk
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="x86_64"
 PKG_LICENSE="OSS"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.vmware.com"
 PKG_URL="http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/driver/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.bz2"
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain mesa glu libX11 xorg-server open-vm-tools"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain mesa glu libX11 xorg-server"
 PKG_SECTION="x11/driver"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="xf86-video-vmware: The Xorg driver for vmware video"
 PKG_LONGDESC="xf86-video-vmware: The Xorg driver for vmware video"