diff --git a/package/webkitgtk/Config.in b/package/webkitgtk/Config.in
index d47d6a8c1b..dee13f8ea6 100644
--- a/package/webkitgtk/Config.in
+++ b/package/webkitgtk/Config.in
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_WEBKITGTK
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_WEBP
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_WEBP_DEMUX
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_WOFF2
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_WPEBACKEND_FDO if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3_WAYLAND
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXCOMPOSITE if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3_X11
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXDAMAGE if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3_X11
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXRENDER if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3_X11
diff --git a/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk b/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk
index d5e983e403..881c2df07b 100644
--- a/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk
+++ b/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_WAYLAND_TARGET=ON
 endif
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3_WAYLAND)$(BR2_PACKAGE_WPEBACKEND_FDO),yy)
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_WPEBACKEND_FDO),y)
 WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_WPE_RENDERER=ON
 WEBKITGTK_DEPENDENCIES += wpebackend-fdo
 else