diff --git a/package/matchbox/Config.in b/package/matchbox/Config.in
index 0c7e5ea9f9..3a9f118f4a 100644
--- a/package/matchbox/Config.in
+++ b/package/matchbox/Config.in
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ menuconfig BR2_PACKAGE_MATCHBOX
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_FONTCONFIG
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_EXPAT
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXCURSOR
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_MATCHBOX_LIB
 	help
 	  Matchbox is an Open Source base environment for the X Window
diff --git a/package/matchbox/matchbox.mk b/package/matchbox/matchbox.mk
index 1abcfd8482..3b6a0eb388 100644
--- a/package/matchbox/matchbox.mk
+++ b/package/matchbox/matchbox.mk
@@ -35,4 +35,8 @@ else
 MATCHBOX_CONF_OPTS += --disable-session
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXCURSOR),y)
+MATCHBOX_DEPENDENCIES += xlib_libXcursor
+endif
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))