diff --git a/package/matchbox/matchbox.mk b/package/matchbox/matchbox.mk
index 3b6a0eb388..9094b1ec63 100644
--- a/package/matchbox/matchbox.mk
+++ b/package/matchbox/matchbox.mk
@@ -39,4 +39,8 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXCURSOR),y)
 MATCHBOX_DEPENDENCIES += xlib_libXcursor
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXFIXES),y)
+MATCHBOX_DEPENDENCIES += xlib_libXfixes
+endif
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))