diff --git a/package/libsvg-cairo/libsvg-cairo.mk b/package/libsvg-cairo/libsvg-cairo.mk
index 93b8f76e6e..fd1dbeebde 100644
--- a/package/libsvg-cairo/libsvg-cairo.mk
+++ b/package/libsvg-cairo/libsvg-cairo.mk
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ LIBSVG_CAIRO_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LIBSVG_CAIRO_LICENSE         = LGPLv2.1+
 LIBSVG_CAIRO_LICENSE_FILES   = COPYING
 
+LIBSVG_CAIRO_CONF_OPT = --without-x
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))