diff --git a/package/webkitgtk/Config.in b/package/webkitgtk/Config.in
index 927792b1e4..cb10784133 100644
--- a/package/webkitgtk/Config.in
+++ b/package/webkitgtk/Config.in
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_WEBKITGTK
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_WEBP
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_WEBP_DEMUX
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_WOFF2
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_WPEBACKEND_FDO if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3_WAYLAND
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXCOMPOSITE if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3_X11
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXDAMAGE if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3_X11
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXRENDER if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3_X11
diff --git a/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk b/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk
index bb6df3d592..cb7461ccbc 100644
--- a/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk
+++ b/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3_X11):$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3_WAYLAND):$(BR2_PACKAGE_LI
 WEBKITGTK_DEPENDENCIES += libegl
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3_WAYLAND)$(BR2_PACKAGE_WPEBACKEND_FDO),yy)
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_WPEBACKEND_FDO),y)
 WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_WPE_RENDERER=ON
 WEBKITGTK_DEPENDENCIES += wpebackend-fdo
 else