diff --git a/package/weston/Config.in b/package/weston/Config.in
index 614fef6bcc..bf7533da58 100644
--- a/package/weston/Config.in
+++ b/package/weston/Config.in
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ comment "X11 (nested) compositor needs X.org enabled"
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_WESTON_XWAYLAND
 	bool "XWayland support"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBEGL
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEPOXY
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_XORG7 # xwayland
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # xwayland
@@ -136,8 +137,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_WESTON_XWAYLAND
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXCURSOR
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XWAYLAND
 
-comment "XWayland support needs libepoxy and X.org enabled"
-	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_XORG7 || !BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEPOXY
+comment "XWayland support needs libepoxy w/ EGL and X.org enabled"
+	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBEGL || !BR2_PACKAGE_XORG7 || \
+		!BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEPOXY
 
 comment "XWayland support needs a toolchain w/ threads, dynamic library"
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
diff --git a/package/x11r7/xwayland/xwayland.mk b/package/x11r7/xwayland/xwayland.mk
index ef96a9b75e..28efc5126e 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xwayland/xwayland.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xwayland/xwayland.mk
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ XWAYLAND_CONF_OPTS = \
 	-Ddtrace=false \
 	-Ddocs=false
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEPOXY),y)
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBEGL)$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEPOXY),yy)
 XWAYLAND_CONF_OPTS += -Dglamor=true
 XWAYLAND_DEPENDENCIES += libepoxy
 else