diff --git a/package/libinput/Config.in b/package/libinput/Config.in
index f5253dfec2..eb5ed75c85 100644
--- a/package/libinput/Config.in
+++ b/package/libinput/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBINPUT
 	bool "libinput"
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBUDEV
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEVDEV
 	help
 	  libinput is a library to handle input devices in Wayland
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBINPUT_PYTHON_TOOLS
 
 endif
 
-comment "libinput needs udev /dev management"
-	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV
+comment "libinput needs libudev"
+	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBUDEV
diff --git a/package/libinput/libinput.mk b/package/libinput/libinput.mk
index 33fd012076..7d7db01b10 100644
--- a/package/libinput/libinput.mk
+++ b/package/libinput/libinput.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 LIBINPUT_VERSION = 1.31.2
 LIBINPUT_SOURCE = libinput-$(LIBINPUT_VERSION).tar.bz2
 LIBINPUT_SITE = https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libinput/libinput/-/archive/$(LIBINPUT_VERSION)
-LIBINPUT_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf libevdev udev
+LIBINPUT_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf libevdev libudev
 LIBINPUT_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LIBINPUT_LICENSE = MIT
 LIBINPUT_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING