diff --git a/package/efl/libevas/Config.in b/package/efl/libevas/Config.in
index d8e5002dac..bd845c1154 100644
--- a/package/efl/libevas/Config.in
+++ b/package/efl/libevas/Config.in
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEVAS_X11
 	bool "libevas X11 backend"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_XORG7
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBX11
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXEXT
 	help
 	  This enables the software X11 rendering engine that renders
 	  to X drawable targets using highly optimised software
diff --git a/package/efl/libevas/libevas.mk b/package/efl/libevas/libevas.mk
index 6e69d7ff83..098afe3f95 100644
--- a/package/efl/libevas/libevas.mk
+++ b/package/efl/libevas/libevas.mk
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEVAS_X11),y)
 LIBEVAS_CONF_OPT += --enable-software-xlib
-LIBEVAS_DEPENDENCIES += xproto_xproto
+LIBEVAS_DEPENDENCIES += xlib_libX11 xlib_libXext
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEVAS_X11_GLX),y)