diff --git a/package/matchbox/Config.in b/package/matchbox/Config.in
index d42b90fbf7..0c7e5ea9f9 100644
--- a/package/matchbox/Config.in
+++ b/package/matchbox/Config.in
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ menuconfig BR2_PACKAGE_MATCHBOX
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_FONTCONFIG
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_EXPAT
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXEXT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXCURSOR
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_MATCHBOX_LIB
 	help
diff --git a/package/matchbox/matchbox.mk b/package/matchbox/matchbox.mk
index b1f96a6e5a..1abcfd8482 100644
--- a/package/matchbox/matchbox.mk
+++ b/package/matchbox/matchbox.mk
@@ -11,15 +11,16 @@ MATCHBOX_LICENSE = GPLv2+
 MATCHBOX_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 MATCHBOX_DEPENDENCIES = matchbox-lib
-MATCHBOX_CONF_OPTS = --enable-expat --disable-gconf --disable-composite
+MATCHBOX_CONF_OPTS = \
+	--enable-expat \
+	--disable-gconf \
+	--disable-composite \
+	--disable-standalone \
+	--disable-standalone-xft
 
 # Workaround bug in configure script
 MATCHBOX_CONF_ENV = expat=yes
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXFT),y)
-MATCHBOX_DEPENDENCIES += xlib_libXft
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_STARTUP_NOTIFICATION),y)
 MATCHBOX_CONF_OPTS += --enable-startup-notification
 MATCHBOX_DEPENDENCIES += startup-notification