diff --git a/package/wpewebkit/Config.in b/package/wpewebkit/Config.in
index 73ba4e6bdf..c8602f1de6 100644
--- a/package/wpewebkit/Config.in
+++ b/package/wpewebkit/Config.in
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_WPEWEBKIT
 	select BR2_HOST_CMAKE_AT_LEAST_3_20
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_CAIRO if BR2_ENDIAN = "BIG"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_CAIRO_PNG if BR2_ENDIAN = "BIG"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_FONTCONFIG if BR2_ENDIAN = "LITTLE"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_FREETYPE if BR2_ENDIAN = "LITTLE"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_HARFBUZZ
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ICU
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_JPEG
diff --git a/package/wpewebkit/wpewebkit.mk b/package/wpewebkit/wpewebkit.mk
index 15a2ea93e8..31aba2a0b9 100644
--- a/package/wpewebkit/wpewebkit.mk
+++ b/package/wpewebkit/wpewebkit.mk
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_ENDIAN),"BIG")
 WPEWEBKIT_DEPENDENCIES += cairo
 WPEWEBKIT_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_SKIA=OFF
 else
+WPEWEBKIT_DEPENDENCIES += fontconfig freetype
 WPEWEBKIT_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_SKIA=ON
 endif