diff --git a/package/libinput/libinput.mk b/package/libinput/libinput.mk
index 682209262e..055c4fc7a0 100644
--- a/package/libinput/libinput.mk
+++ b/package/libinput/libinput.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS),y)
 LIBINPUT_DEPENDENCIES += wayland-protocols
 endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBX11),y)
-LIBINPUT_DEPENDENCIES += libx11
+LIBINPUT_DEPENDENCIES += xlib_libX11
 endif
 else
 LIBINPUT_CONF_OPTS += -Ddebug-gui=false