diff --git a/package/x11r7/xapp_xwd/Config.in b/package/x11r7/xapp_xwd/Config.in
index b7b317279f..ada4820f5c 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xapp_xwd/Config.in
+++ b/package/x11r7/xapp_xwd/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_XAPP_XWD
 	bool "xwd"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBX11
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXKBFILE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXMU
 	help
 	  dump an image of an X window
diff --git a/package/x11r7/xapp_xwd/xapp_xwd.mk b/package/x11r7/xapp_xwd/xapp_xwd.mk
index c46dbb577b..0cda34ee26 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xapp_xwd/xapp_xwd.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xapp_xwd/xapp_xwd.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ XAPP_XWD_SOURCE = xwd-$(XAPP_XWD_VERSION).tar.bz2
 XAPP_XWD_SITE = http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/app
 XAPP_XWD_LICENSE = MIT
 XAPP_XWD_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
-XAPP_XWD_DEPENDENCIES = xlib_libX11 xlib_libXmu
+XAPP_XWD_DEPENDENCIES = xlib_libX11 xlib_libXmu xlib_libxkbfile
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))