diff --git a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-bad/Config.in b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-bad/Config.in
index 6bec362db0..1db51877d4 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-bad/Config.in
+++ b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-bad/Config.in
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_BAD_LIB_OPENGL_WAYLAND
 	default y
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_BAD_LIB_OPENGL_EGL
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_WAYLAND
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_BAD_LIB_OPENGL_HAS_WINDOW
 
 comment "wayland needs the egl platform and the wayland package"
@@ -686,6 +687,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_BAD_PLUGIN_VOAACENC
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_BAD_PLUGIN_WAYLAND
 	bool "wayland"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_WAYLAND
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS
 	default y
 	help
 	  Wayland Video Sink
diff --git a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-bad/gst1-plugins-bad.mk b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-bad/gst1-plugins-bad.mk
index 00add02af9..c6a151a626 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-bad/gst1-plugins-bad.mk
+++ b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-bad/gst1-plugins-bad.mk
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ endif
 
 ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_BAD_LIB_OPENGL_WAYLAND)$(BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_BAD_PLUGIN_WAYLAND),)
 GST1_PLUGINS_BAD_CONF_OPTS += --enable-wayland
-GST1_PLUGINS_BAD_DEPENDENCIES += wayland
+GST1_PLUGINS_BAD_DEPENDENCIES += wayland wayland-protocols
 else
 GST1_PLUGINS_BAD_CONF_OPTS += --disable-wayland
 endif