diff --git a/package/xscreensaver/Config.in b/package/xscreensaver/Config.in
index d773c69913..c18f7cc7fd 100644
--- a/package/xscreensaver/Config.in
+++ b/package/xscreensaver/Config.in
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_XSCREENSAVER
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4 # libgtk2 -> pango -> harfbuzz
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8 # libgtk2 -> pango -> harfbuzz
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_GDK_PIXBUF
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_GDK_PIXBUF_XLIB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGLU if BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBGL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXML2
diff --git a/package/xscreensaver/xscreensaver.mk b/package/xscreensaver/xscreensaver.mk
index c3c9ec89c3..7f38434eb5 100644
--- a/package/xscreensaver/xscreensaver.mk
+++ b/package/xscreensaver/xscreensaver.mk
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ XSCREENSAVER_CPE_ID_VENDOR = xscreensaver_project
 
 XSCREENSAVER_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	gdk-pixbuf \
+	gdk-pixbuf-xlib \
 	jpeg \
 	libgtk2 \
 	libxml2 \