diff --git a/package/weston/weston.mk b/package/weston/weston.mk
index e7ad97e10e..5af23dfab4 100644
--- a/package/weston/weston.mk
+++ b/package/weston/weston.mk
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ WESTON_CONF_OPTS += --disable-rdp-compositor
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_WESTON_FBDEV),y)
-WESTON_CONF_OPTS += --enable-fbdev-compositor
+WESTON_CONF_OPTS += \
+	--enable-fbdev-compositor \
+	WESTON_NATIVE_BACKEND=fbdev-backend.so
 else
 WESTON_CONF_OPTS += --disable-fbdev-compositor
 endif