diff --git a/package/startup-notification/Config.in b/package/startup-notification/Config.in
index 23fdf74f38..277d30024c 100644
--- a/package/startup-notification/Config.in
+++ b/package/startup-notification/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_STARTUP_NOTIFICATION
 	bool "startup-notification"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBX11
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_XORG7
 	help
 	  Startup-notification is a library used to monitor application startup.
 
diff --git a/package/startup-notification/startup-notification.mk b/package/startup-notification/startup-notification.mk
index 62f067ac64..f70fcc1c7e 100644
--- a/package/startup-notification/startup-notification.mk
+++ b/package/startup-notification/startup-notification.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ STARTUP_NOTIFICATION_SITE = http://freedesktop.org/software/startup-notification
 STARTUP_NOTIFICATION_AUTORECONF = NO
 STARTUP_NOTIFICATION_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 STARTUP_NOTIFICATION_INSTALL_TARGET = YES
+STARTUP_NOTIFICATION = xlib_libX11
 
 STARTUP_NOTIFICATION_CONF_ENV = lf_cv_sane_realloc=yes