diff --git a/package/weston/weston.mk b/package/weston/weston.mk
index 6dd5439291..69ee11d23c 100644
--- a/package/weston/weston.mk
+++ b/package/weston/weston.mk
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ else
 WESTON_CONF_OPTS += -Dsimple-clients=
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SEATD),y)
+WESTON_CONF_OPTS += -Dlauncher-libseat=true
+WESTON_DEPENDENCIES += seatd
+else
+WESTON_CONF_OPTS += -Dlauncher-libseat=false
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_DBUS)$(BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD),yy)
 WESTON_CONF_OPTS += -Dlauncher-logind=true
 WESTON_DEPENDENCIES += dbus systemd