diff --git a/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk b/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk
index 8d8f083ea2..eca175d1bd 100644
--- a/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk
+++ b/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS = \
 	-DUSE_LIBHYPHEN=OFF \
 	-DUSE_OPENJPEG=ON \
 	-DUSE_SOUP2=ON \
-	-DUSE_WOFF2=ON \
-	-DUSE_WPE_RENDERER=OFF
+	-DUSE_WOFF2=ON
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_WEBKITGTK_SANDBOX),y)
 WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += \
@@ -101,6 +100,13 @@ WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_WAYLAND_TARGET=ON
 endif
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3_WAYLAND)$(BR2_PACKAGE_WPEBACKEND_FDO),yy)
+WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_WPE_RENDERER=ON
+WEBKITGTK_DEPENDENCIES += wpebackend-fdo
+else
+WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_WPE_RENDERER=OFF
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_WEBKITGTK_USE_GSTREAMER_GL),y)
 WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_GSTREAMER_GL=ON
 else