diff --git a/package/weston/weston.mk b/package/weston/weston.mk
index 76df9bf2dd..e6c54ee7aa 100644
--- a/package/weston/weston.mk
+++ b/package/weston/weston.mk
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ else
 WESTON_CONF_OPTS += -Dlauncher-logind=false
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SEATD),y)
+WESTON_CONF_OPTS += -Dlauncher-libseat=true
+WESTON_DEPENDENCIES += seatd
+else
+WESTON_CONF_OPTS += -Dlauncher-libseat=false
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_JPEG),y)
 WESTON_CONF_OPTS += -Dimage-jpeg=true
 WESTON_DEPENDENCIES += jpeg