diff --git a/package/x11r7/xapp_xev/Config.in b/package/x11r7/xapp_xev/Config.in
index e2e05b35d0..864d6424da 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xapp_xev/Config.in
+++ b/package/x11r7/xapp_xev/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_XAPP_XEV
 	bool "xev"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBX11
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXRANDR
 	help
 	  print contents of X events
diff --git a/package/x11r7/xapp_xev/xapp_xev.mk b/package/x11r7/xapp_xev/xapp_xev.mk
index bf4cd30324..dd7c7981fd 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xapp_xev/xapp_xev.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xapp_xev/xapp_xev.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 XAPP_XEV_VERSION = 1.2.0
 XAPP_XEV_SOURCE = xev-$(XAPP_XEV_VERSION).tar.bz2
 XAPP_XEV_SITE = http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/app
-XAPP_XEV_DEPENDENCIES = xlib_libX11
+XAPP_XEV_DEPENDENCIES = xlib_libX11 xlib_libXrandr
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))