diff --git a/package/dbus/Config.in b/package/dbus/Config.in
index 9b800d5e5b..c625382b8a 100644
--- a/package/dbus/Config.in
+++ b/package/dbus/Config.in
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ comment "dbus not available (need expat or libxml2)"
 choice
 	prompt "XML library to use"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_DBUS
-	default BR2_DBUS_LIBXML2 if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXML2
+	default BR2_DBUS_LIBXML2 if (BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXML2 && !BR2_PACKAGE_EXPAT)
 	default BR2_DBUS_EXPAT
 	help
 	  Select the XML library to use with D-Bus. Select Expat