diff --git a/package/wayland-utils/Config.in b/package/wayland-utils/Config.in
index 3ff7f2efe9..d7842e6142 100644
--- a/package/wayland-utils/Config.in
+++ b/package/wayland-utils/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_WAYLAND_UTILS
 	bool "wayland-utils"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_WAYLAND # wayland-client, wayland-server
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_WAYLAND_PROTOCOLS
 	help
 	  Wayland utils (wayland-info).
 
diff --git a/package/wayland-utils/wayland-utils.mk b/package/wayland-utils/wayland-utils.mk
index 9c4abe7b08..5269454b7e 100644
--- a/package/wayland-utils/wayland-utils.mk
+++ b/package/wayland-utils/wayland-utils.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ WAYLAND_UTILS_SITE = http://wayland.freedesktop.org/releases
 WAYLAND_UTILS_SOURCE = wayland-utils-$(WAYLAND_UTILS_VERSION).tar.xz
 WAYLAND_UTILS_LICENSE = MIT
 WAYLAND_UTILS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
-WAYLAND_UTILS_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf wayland
+WAYLAND_UTILS_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf wayland wayland-protocols
 
 $(eval $(meson-package))