diff --git a/package/glmark2/Config.in b/package/glmark2/Config.in
index ddc27479cf..130af129d2 100644
--- a/package/glmark2/Config.in
+++ b/package/glmark2/Config.in
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GLMARK2_FLAVOR_DRM_GLESV2
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBEGL
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBGLES
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS  # libpthread-stubs -> libdrm
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_GLMARK2_FLAVOR_ANY
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GLMARK2_FLAVOR_DRM_GL
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GLMARK2
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # C++14
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_GLMARK2_FLAVOR_ANY
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_JPEG
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBDRM if BR2_PACKAGE_GLMARK2_FLAVOR_DRM_GLESV2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBPNG
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS if BR2_PACKAGE_GLMARK2_FLAVOR_WAYLAND_GL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS if BR2_PACKAGE_GLMARK2_FLAVOR_WAYLAND_GLESV2
diff --git a/package/glmark2/glmark2.mk b/package/glmark2/glmark2.mk
index 9e47b426fe..98c47ac572 100644
--- a/package/glmark2/glmark2.mk
+++ b/package/glmark2/glmark2.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ GLMARK2_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING COPYING.SGI
 GLMARK2_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf jpeg libegl libpng
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GLMARK2_FLAVOR_DRM_GLESV2),y)
-GLMARK2_DEPENDENCIES += libgles udev
+GLMARK2_DEPENDENCIES += libdrm libgles udev
 GLMARK2_FLAVORS += drm-glesv2
 endif