diff --git a/package/x11r7/xapp_xkbcomp/xapp_xkbcomp.mk b/package/x11r7/xapp_xkbcomp/xapp_xkbcomp.mk
index 5208f1dd71..5bfb01b1fc 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xapp_xkbcomp/xapp_xkbcomp.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xapp_xkbcomp/xapp_xkbcomp.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ XAPP_XKBCOMP_VERSION = 1.2.0
 XAPP_XKBCOMP_SOURCE = xkbcomp-$(XAPP_XKBCOMP_VERSION).tar.bz2
 XAPP_XKBCOMP_SITE = http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/app
 XAPP_XKBCOMP_DEPENDENCIES = xlib_libX11 xlib_libxkbfile
+XAPP_XKBCOMP_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_file___xkbparse_c=yes
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))