diff --git a/package/xstroke/Config.in b/package/xstroke/Config.in
index 126993483c..4f3f5f6c37 100644
--- a/package/xstroke/Config.in
+++ b/package/xstroke/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_XSTROKE
 	bool "xstroke"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_XORG7
+	# dead upstream, probably not many users
+	depends on BR2_DEPRECATED
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXFT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXTST
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXPM