diff --git a/package/vlc/vlc.mk b/package/vlc/vlc.mk
index d4be8b0bf1..c77c945a34 100644
--- a/package/vlc/vlc.mk
+++ b/package/vlc/vlc.mk
@@ -519,9 +519,9 @@ else
 VLC_CONF_OPTS += --disable-udev
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_WAYLAND),y)
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_WAYLAND)$(BR2_PACKAGE_WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS),yy)
 VLC_CONF_OPTS += --enable-wayland
-VLC_DEPENDENCIES += wayland
+VLC_DEPENDENCIES += wayland wayland-protocols
 else
 VLC_CONF_OPTS += --disable-wayland
 endif