diff --git a/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-input-synaptics/Config.in b/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-input-synaptics/Config.in
index 6b5e5b6185..ffe1a2a448 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-input-synaptics/Config.in
+++ b/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-input-synaptics/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_XDRIVER_XF86_INPUT_SYNAPTICS
 	bool "xf86-input-synaptics"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEVDEV
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XPROTO_INPUTPROTO
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XPROTO_RANDRPROTO
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XPROTO_XPROTO
diff --git a/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-input-synaptics/xdriver_xf86-input-synaptics.mk b/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-input-synaptics/xdriver_xf86-input-synaptics.mk
index f18040571f..28663d17be 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-input-synaptics/xdriver_xf86-input-synaptics.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-input-synaptics/xdriver_xf86-input-synaptics.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ XDRIVER_XF86_INPUT_SYNAPTICS_SOURCE = xf86-input-synaptics-$(XDRIVER_XF86_INPUT_
 XDRIVER_XF86_INPUT_SYNAPTICS_SITE = http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/driver
 XDRIVER_XF86_INPUT_SYNAPTICS_LICENSE = MIT
 XDRIVER_XF86_INPUT_SYNAPTICS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
-XDRIVER_XF86_INPUT_SYNAPTICS_DEPENDENCIES = xserver_xorg-server xproto_inputproto xproto_randrproto xproto_xproto mtdev
+XDRIVER_XF86_INPUT_SYNAPTICS_DEPENDENCIES = libevdev xserver_xorg-server xproto_inputproto xproto_randrproto xproto_xproto mtdev
 
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