diff --git a/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/Config.in b/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/Config.in
index c578528021..2fccef686a 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/Config.in
+++ b/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/Config.in
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_XSERVER_XORG_SERVER
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XPROTO_GLPROTO
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XPROTO_INPUTPROTO
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XPROTO_KBPROTO
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_XPROTO_PRESENTPROTO
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XPROTO_RANDRPROTO
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XPROTO_RENDERPROTO
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XPROTO_RESOURCEPROTO
@@ -69,6 +68,7 @@ choice
 config BR2_PACKAGE_XSERVER_XORG_SERVER_V_1_17
 	bool "1.17.1"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XSERVER_XORG_SERVER_VIDEODRV_ABI_19
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_XPROTO_PRESENTPROTO
 
 endchoice
 
diff --git a/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/xserver_xorg-server.mk b/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/xserver_xorg-server.mk
index d08197de13..79d663c6cc 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/xserver_xorg-server.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/xserver_xorg-server.mk
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ XSERVER_XORG_SERVER_DEPENDENCIES = 	\
 	xproto_glproto 			\
 	xproto_inputproto 		\
 	xproto_kbproto 			\
-	xproto_presentproto 		\
 	xproto_randrproto 		\
 	xproto_renderproto 		\
 	xproto_resourceproto 		\
@@ -75,6 +74,12 @@ XSERVER_XORG_SERVER_CONF_OPTS += \
 	--disable-systemd-logind
 endif
 
+# Present protocol only required for xserver 1.15+, but does not matter if
+# enabled for older versions as they don't use it (not even optionally).
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_XPROTO_PRESENTPROTO),y)
+XSERVER_XORG_SERVER_DEPENDENCIES += xproto_presentproto
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_XSERVER_XORG_SERVER_MODULAR),y)
 XSERVER_XORG_SERVER_CONF_OPTS += --enable-xorg
 XSERVER_XORG_SERVER_DEPENDENCIES += libpciaccess