diff --git a/package/vulkan-tools/vulkan-tools.mk b/package/vulkan-tools/vulkan-tools.mk
index 68f7c1c04d..9f5bf46b79 100644
--- a/package/vulkan-tools/vulkan-tools.mk
+++ b/package/vulkan-tools/vulkan-tools.mk
@@ -17,14 +17,8 @@ VULKAN_TOOLS_CONF_OPTS += \
 	-DBUILD_CUBE=OFF \
 	-DBUILD_ICD=OFF \
 	-DBUILD_VULKANINFO=ON \
-	-DINSTALL_ICD=OFF
-
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_DIRECTFB),y)
-VULKAN_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES += directfb
-VULKAN_TOOLS_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_WSI_DIRECTFB_SUPPORT=ON
-else
-VULKAN_TOOLS_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_WSI_DIRECTFB_SUPPORT=OFF
-endif
+	-DINSTALL_ICD=OFF \
+	-DBUILD_WSI_DIRECTFB_SUPPORT=OFF
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXCB),y)
 VULKAN_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES += libxcb