diff --git a/package/x11r7/xlib_libX11/xlib_libX11.mk b/package/x11r7/xlib_libX11/xlib_libX11.mk
index c51bb53cdb..7c34b97c8d 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xlib_libX11/xlib_libX11.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xlib_libX11/xlib_libX11.mk
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ HOST_XLIB_LIBX11_DEPENDENCIES = \
 
 XLIB_LIBX11_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--disable-malloc0returnsnull \
-	--with-xcb \
 	--disable-specs \
 	--without-perl