diff --git a/package/x11r7/xlib_libXpm/xlib_libXpm.mk b/package/x11r7/xlib_libXpm/xlib_libXpm.mk
index 766724fda9..997ef958e9 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xlib_libXpm/xlib_libXpm.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xlib_libXpm/xlib_libXpm.mk
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ XLIB_LIBXPM_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 # we patch configure.ac
 XLIB_LIBXPM_AUTORECONF = YES
 XLIB_LIBXPM_DEPENDENCIES = xlib_libX11 xlib_libXext xlib_libXt xproto_xproto \
+	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT),gettext) \
+	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBICONV),libiconv) \
 	host-gettext
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))