diff --git a/package/x11r7/xutil_makedepend/Config.in b/package/x11r7/xutil_makedepend/Config.in
index 0b091b0e34..fdf2fb92c1 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xutil_makedepend/Config.in
+++ b/package/x11r7/xutil_makedepend/Config.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_XUTIL_MAKEDEPEND
 	bool "makedepend"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_XORGPROTO
 	help
 	  No description available
diff --git a/package/x11r7/xutil_makedepend/xutil_makedepend.mk b/package/x11r7/xutil_makedepend/xutil_makedepend.mk
index 6fd3c1ae36..8a058efcec 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xutil_makedepend/xutil_makedepend.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xutil_makedepend/xutil_makedepend.mk
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ XUTIL_MAKEDEPEND_SITE = http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/util
 XUTIL_MAKEDEPEND_LICENSE = MIT
 XUTIL_MAKEDEPEND_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
-XUTIL_MAKEDEPEND_DEPENDENCIES = xproto_xproto
-HOST_XUTIL_MAKEDEPEND_DEPENDENCIES = host-xproto_xproto
+XUTIL_MAKEDEPEND_DEPENDENCIES = xorgproto
+HOST_XUTIL_MAKEDEPEND_DEPENDENCIES = host-xorgproto
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))