diff --git a/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-imx-viv/Config.in b/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-imx-viv/Config.in
index 13cee14deb..984f63d6d3 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-imx-viv/Config.in
+++ b/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-imx-viv/Config.in
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_IMX_VIV
 	bool "xf86-video-imx-viv"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBGL
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_IMX_GPU_VIV_OUTPUT_X11
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_IMX_GPU_G2D
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_1 # mesa3d
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D # Needed in order to compile xorg with glx/dri
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D_DRI_DRIVER
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBDRM
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XORGPROTO
 	help
@@ -26,7 +25,12 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_IMX_VIV
 
 	  Don't forget to load galcore.ko and create /dev/galcore
 	  before using this driver (else, Xorg will exit with an
-	  obscur message like "Segmentation fault at address 0xc").
+	  obscure message like "Segmentation fault at address 0xc").
+
+comment "xf86-video-imx-viv needs an OpenGL backend"
+	depends on BR2_arm
+	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBGL
+	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_1
 
 comment "xf86-video-imx-viv depends on imx-gpu-viv with X11 output"
 	depends on BR2_arm