diff --git a/package/cegui/cegui.mk b/package/cegui/cegui.mk
index 259e3e3735..134b222362 100644
--- a/package/cegui/cegui.mk
+++ b/package/cegui/cegui.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ CEGUI_SITE = $(call github,cegui,cegui,v$(CEGUI_VERSION))
 CEGUI_LICENSE = MIT
 CEGUI_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 CEGUI_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+CEGUI_CONF_OPTS += -DCEGUI_BUILD_XMLPARSER_XERCES=OFF
 CEGUI_DEPENDENCIES = glm \
 		$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGLFW),libglfw) \
 		$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBGL),libgl) \
@@ -72,13 +73,6 @@ else
 CEGUI_CONF_OPTS += -DCEGUI_HAS_MINIZIP_RESOURCE_PROVIDER=OFF
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_XERCES),y)
-CEGUI_DEPENDENCIES += xerces
-CEGUI_CONF_OPTS += -DCEGUI_BUILD_XMLPARSER_XERCES=ON
-else
-CEGUI_CONF_OPTS += -DCEGUI_BUILD_XMLPARSER_XERCES=OFF
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXML2),y)
 CEGUI_DEPENDENCIES += libxml2
 CEGUI_CONF_OPTS += -DCEGUI_BUILD_XMLPARSER_LIBXML2=ON