diff --git a/package/wlroots/Config.in b/package/wlroots/Config.in
index fb23e9069c..7622a3033b 100644
--- a/package/wlroots/Config.in
+++ b/package/wlroots/Config.in
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_WLROOTS
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBEGL
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBEGL_WAYLAND
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBGLES
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_HWDATA
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_HWDATA_PNP_IDS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBDRM
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBINPUT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXKBCOMMON
diff --git a/package/wlroots/wlroots.mk b/package/wlroots/wlroots.mk
index b478e57abb..bb5c8f497d 100644
--- a/package/wlroots/wlroots.mk
+++ b/package/wlroots/wlroots.mk
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ WLROOTS_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 WLROOTS_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	host-pkgconf \
 	host-wayland \
+	hwdata \
 	libinput \
 	libxkbcommon \
 	libegl \