diff --git a/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/Config.in b/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/Config.in
index 71697ef3f5..f407d34596 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/Config.in
+++ b/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/Config.in
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_XSERVER_XORG_SERVER_MODULAR
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBDRM if (BR2_PACKAGE_XPROTO_XF86DRIPROTO || \
 		BR2_PACKAGE_XPROTO_DRI2PROTO)
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXSHMFENCE if BR2_PACKAGE_XPROTO_DRI3PROTO
 	help
 	  This variant of the X.org server is the full-blown variant,
 	  as used by desktop GNU/Linux distributions. The drivers (for