diff --git a/package/wlroots/wlroots.mk b/package/wlroots/wlroots.mk
index 988643485f..8b646b4536 100644
--- a/package/wlroots/wlroots.mk
+++ b/package/wlroots/wlroots.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ WLROOTS_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	wayland \
 	wayland-protocols
 
-WLROOTS_CONF_OPTS = -Dexamples=false
+WLROOTS_CONF_OPTS = -Dexamples=false -Dxcb-errors=disabled
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG),y)
 WLROOTS_DEPENDENCIES += ffmpeg
@@ -59,13 +59,6 @@ else
 WLROOTS_CONF_OPTS += -Dxwayland=disabled
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_XCB_UTIL),y)
-WLROOTS_CONF_OPTS += -Dxcb-errors=enabled
-WLROOTS_DEPENDENCIES += xcb-util
-else
-WLROOTS_CONF_OPTS += -Dxcb-errors=disabled
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_XCB_UTIL_WM),y)
 WLROOTS_CONF_OPTS += -Dxcb-icccm=enabled
 WLROOTS_DEPENDENCIES += xcb-util-wm