diff --git a/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk b/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
index 14536980a8..fa0466dea8 100644
--- a/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
+++ b/package/qt5/qt5base/qt5base.mk
@@ -153,7 +153,13 @@ QT5BASE_CONFIGURE_OPTS += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_DIRECTFB),-directfb,-no-dir
 QT5BASE_DEPENDENCIES   += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_DIRECTFB),directfb)
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_XCB),y)
-QT5BASE_CONFIGURE_OPTS += -xcb -system-xkbcommon
+QT5BASE_CONFIGURE_OPTS += -xcb
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5_VERSION_5_6),y)
+QT5BASE_CONFIGURE_OPTS += -system-xkbcommon-x11
+else
+QT5BASE_CONFIGURE_OPTS += -xkbcommon
+endif
+
 QT5BASE_DEPENDENCIES   += \
 	libxcb \
 	xcb-util-wm \