diff --git a/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk b/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk
index 8949cb2b1c..0dbb72f970 100644
--- a/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk
+++ b/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ WEBKITGTK_DEPENDENCIES = host-ruby host-python3 host-gperf \
 	libtasn1 libxml2 libxslt openjpeg sqlite webp woff2
 WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS = \
 	-DENABLE_API_TESTS=OFF \
-	-DENABLE_GAMEPAD=OFF \
 	-DENABLE_GEOLOCATION=OFF \
 	-DENABLE_GTKDOC=OFF \
 	-DENABLE_MINIBROWSER=ON \
@@ -71,6 +70,13 @@ else
 WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_INTROSPECTION=OFF
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBMANETTE),y)
+WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_GAMEPAD=ON
+WEBKITGTK_DEPENDENCIES += libmanette
+else
+WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_GAMEPAD=OFF
+endif
+
 # Only one target platform can be built, assume X11 > Wayland
 
 # GTK3-X11 target gives OpenGL from newer libgtk3 versions