diff --git a/package/efl/Config.in b/package/efl/Config.in
index 4c78bef7c8..c4f82b92e3 100644
--- a/package/efl/Config.in
+++ b/package/efl/Config.in
@@ -85,6 +85,19 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_EFL_LIBFRIBIDI
 	  so you may also trigger code paths with bugs that are never
 	  normally used.
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_EFL_ELPUT
+	bool "Enable elput support (recommended)"
+	default y
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV # libinput, efl-eeze
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_EFL_EEZE
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBINPUT
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXKBCOMMON
+	help
+	  Eplut is used to support gesture recognition.
+
+comment "elput needs udev /dev management"
+	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_EFL_LIBSNDFILE
 	bool "Enable libsndfile support (recommended)"
 	default y
@@ -216,13 +229,11 @@ endchoice # OpenGL support
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_EFL_DRM
 	bool "Evas DRM Engine"
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV # efl-eeze
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_UDEV # efl-elput, efl-eeze
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libdrm
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D_OPENGL_EGL # require libgbm from mesa3d
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_EFL_EEZE
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_EFL_ELPUT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBDRM
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBINPUT # For elput
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXKBCOMMON
 	help
 	  This option enable building support for the Evas DRM Engine.
 
diff --git a/package/efl/efl.mk b/package/efl/efl.mk
index 43a2dc4fcb..d4a16475e5 100644
--- a/package/efl/efl.mk
+++ b/package/efl/efl.mk
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ else
 EFL_CONF_OPTS += -Deeze=false
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_EFL_ELPUT),y)
+EFL_DEPENDENCIES += libinput libxkbcommon
+EFL_CONF_OPTS += -Dinput=true
+else
+EFL_CONF_OPTS += -Dinput=false
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_EFL_UTIL_LINUX_LIBMOUNT),y)
 EFL_DEPENDENCIES += util-linux
 EFL_CONF_OPTS += -Dlibmount=true
@@ -192,7 +199,7 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_EFL_DRM),y)
 EFL_CONF_OPTS += -Ddrm=true
-EFL_DEPENDENCIES += libdrm libegl libinput mesa3d
+EFL_DEPENDENCIES += libdrm libegl mesa3d
 else
 EFL_CONF_OPTS += -Ddrm=false
 endif
@@ -204,8 +211,6 @@ else
 EFL_CONF_OPTS += -Dwl=false
 endif
 
-EFL_DEPENDENCIES += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXKBCOMMON),libxkbcommon)
-
 # json evas loader is disabled by default by upstream.
 # Disable libspectre (ps).
 # Keep all other evas loader enabled or handled below.