diff --git a/package/x11r7/xcb-util-keysyms/Config.in b/package/x11r7/xcb-util-keysyms/Config.in
index ef42eb2920..0c1d8cc474 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xcb-util-keysyms/Config.in
+++ b/package/x11r7/xcb-util-keysyms/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_XCB_UTIL_KEYSYMS
 	bool "xcb-util-keysyms"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXCB
 	help
 	  The XCB util modules provides a number of libraries which sit on top
 	  of libxcb, the core X protocol library, and some of the extension
diff --git a/package/x11r7/xcb-util-keysyms/xcb-util-keysyms.mk b/package/x11r7/xcb-util-keysyms/xcb-util-keysyms.mk
index 0f653c3fed..6bc0a796e7 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xcb-util-keysyms/xcb-util-keysyms.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xcb-util-keysyms/xcb-util-keysyms.mk
@@ -13,4 +13,6 @@ XCB_UTIL_KEYSYMS_LICENSE = MIT
 
 XCB_UTIL_KEYSYMS_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
+XCB_UTIL_KEYSYMS_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf libxcb
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))