diff --git a/package/matchbox/Config.in b/package/matchbox/Config.in
index e791ceaded..39aff3cd8e 100644
--- a/package/matchbox/Config.in
+++ b/package/matchbox/Config.in
@@ -22,12 +22,7 @@ if BR2_PACKAGE_MATCHBOX
 source "package/matchbox/matchbox-lib/Config.in"
 source "package/matchbox/matchbox-wm/Config.in"
 source "package/matchbox/matchbox-panel/Config.in"
-
-config BR2_PACKAGE_MATCHBOX_DESKTOP
-	bool "Matchbox Desktop"
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
-	help
-	  A PDA style application launcher or 'item browser'.
+source "package/matchbox/matchbox-desktop/Config.in"
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_MATCHBOX_COMMON
 	bool "Matchbox session common files"
diff --git a/package/matchbox/matchbox-desktop/Config.in b/package/matchbox/matchbox-desktop/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c9fd196134
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/matchbox/matchbox-desktop/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_MATCHBOX_DESKTOP
+	bool "Matchbox Desktop"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
+	help
+	  A PDA style application launcher or 'item browser'.