diff --git a/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/Config.in b/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/Config.in
index 4fb03051dd..daf4d81702 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/Config.in
+++ b/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/Config.in
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_XSERVER_XORG_SERVER_XVFB
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_XSERVER_XORG_SERVER_XEPHYR
 	bool "Xephyr server"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_XCB_UTIL_IMAGE if BR2_PACKAGE_XSERVER_XORG_SERVER_KDRIVE
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_XCB_UTIL_KEYSYMS if BR2_PACKAGE_XSERVER_XORG_SERVER_KDRIVE
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_XCB_UTIL_RENDERUTIL if BR2_PACKAGE_XSERVER_XORG_SERVER_KDRIVE
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_XCB_UTIL_WM if BR2_PACKAGE_XSERVER_XORG_SERVER_KDRIVE
 	help
 	  Xephyr nested X server; successor to Xnest.
 
diff --git a/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/xserver_xorg-server.mk b/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/xserver_xorg-server.mk
index 0f1779dcab..fa5d2a802d 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/xserver_xorg-server.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/xserver_xorg-server.mk
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ XSERVER_XORG_SERVER_CONF_OPTS += \
 	--disable-glx \
 	--disable-dri
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_XSERVER_XORG_SERVER_XEPHYR),y)
+XSERVER_XORG_SERVER_DEPENDENCIES += \
+	xcb-util-image \
+	xcb-util-keysyms \
+	xcb-util-renderutil \
+	xcb-util-wm
+endif
 else # modular
 XSERVER_XORG_SERVER_CONF_OPTS += --disable-kdrive
 endif