diff --git a/package/weston/weston.mk b/package/weston/weston.mk
index 437c6f2e38..5f8d915d5a 100644
--- a/package/weston/weston.mk
+++ b/package/weston/weston.mk
@@ -22,13 +22,22 @@ WESTON_CONF_OPTS = \
 	-Dlauncher-libseat=true \
 	-Dtools=calibrator,debug,info,terminal,touch-calibrator
 
-# Uses VIDIOC_EXPBUF, only available from 3.8+
+WESTON_SIMPLE_CLIENTS = \
+	damage \
+	dmabuf-egl \
+	dmabuf-feedback \
+	egl \
+	im \
+	shm \
+	touch
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_8),y)
-WESTON_CONF_OPTS += -Dsimple-clients=dmabuf-v4l
-else
-WESTON_CONF_OPTS += -Dsimple-clients=
+# dmabuf-v4l uses VIDIOC_EXPBUF, only available from 3.8+
+WESTON_SIMPLE_CLIENTS += dmabuf-v4l
 endif
 
+WESTON_CONF_OPTS += -Dsimple-clients=$(subst $(space),$(comma),$(strip $(WESTON_SIMPLE_CLIENTS)))
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_JPEG),y)
 WESTON_CONF_OPTS += -Dimage-jpeg=true
 WESTON_DEPENDENCIES += jpeg