diff --git a/package/docker/Config.in b/package/docker/Config.in
index 34dfe4f066..b424c29c51 100644
--- a/package/docker/Config.in
+++ b/package/docker/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_DOCKER
 	bool "docker"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_XORG||BR2_PACKAGE_XORG7||BR2_PACKAGE_TINYX
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGLIB2
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PKGCONFIG
 	help
 	  a system tray dock for X
 
diff --git a/package/docker/docker.mk b/package/docker/docker.mk
index 31c1ce0c39..fb4c4ecdaa 100644
--- a/package/docker/docker.mk
+++ b/package/docker/docker.mk
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ DOCKER_MAKE_OPT = CC=$(TARGET_CC) CXX=$(TARGET_CXX) LD=$(TARGET_LD) \
 
 DOCKER_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT = PREFIX=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr install
 
-DOCKER_DEPENDENCIES = uclibc
+DOCKER_DEPENDENCIES = uclibc pkgconfig libglib2 $(XSERVER)
 
 $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,package,docker))