diff --git a/package/x11r7/xkeyboard-config/xkeyboard-config.mk b/package/x11r7/xkeyboard-config/xkeyboard-config.mk
index 05224a73a1..674d15d9d3 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xkeyboard-config/xkeyboard-config.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xkeyboard-config/xkeyboard-config.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ XKEYBOARD_CONFIG_SITE = http://www.x.org/releases/individual/data/xkeyboard-conf
 XKEYBOARD_CONFIG_LICENSE = MIT
 XKEYBOARD_CONFIG_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
+XKEYBOARD_CONFIG_CONF_OPT = --disable-runtime-deps
 XKEYBOARD_CONFIG_DEPENDENCIES = host-gettext host-intltool host-xapp_xkbcomp
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))