diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index d3b87796ff..0cb3a54e14 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ prompt "X Window System server"
 	  Xserver to use.
 	  For more information about the X protocol see
 	  http://www.x.org
+	  You may have to enable LOCALE and WCHAR to build
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_XSERVER_none
 	bool "none"
@@ -314,6 +315,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_XSERVER_xorg
 	bool "xorg"
 config BR2_PACKAGE_XSERVER_tinyx
 	bool "tinyx"
+	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
+	depends on BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE
 endchoice
 if BR2_PACKAGE_XSERVER_x11r7
 source "package/x11r7/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/tinyx/Config.in b/package/tinyx/Config.in
index b26401c1a8..485a8162a2 100644
--- a/package/tinyx/Config.in
+++ b/package/tinyx/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_TINYX
 	bool "tinyx"
 	default y if BR2_PACKAGE_XSERVER_tinyx
+	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
+	depends on BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE
 	help
 	  A tiny X server.  Also known as 'Xfbdev' and 'kdrive'.