diff --git a/package/rpm/Config.in b/package/rpm/Config.in
index e6e8769c0d..448606c336 100644
--- a/package/rpm/Config.in
+++ b/package/rpm/Config.in
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
+comment "rpm requires libneon with SSL, XML and ZLIB support"
+	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_NEON || BR2_PACKAGE_NEON_NOXML
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_RPM
 	bool "rpm"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BEECRYPT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_POPT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_NEON
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_NEON
+	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_NEON_NOXML
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_NEON_ZLIB
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_NEON_EXPAT if BR2_PACKAGE_EXPAT
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_NEON_LIBXML2 if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXML2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_NEON_SSL
 	help
 	  The RPM package management system.