diff --git a/package/directfb/directfb.mk b/package/directfb/directfb.mk
index 9192dc5895..309659abcd 100644
--- a/package/directfb/directfb.mk
+++ b/package/directfb/directfb.mk
@@ -123,12 +123,13 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_DIRECTB_TESTS),y)
 DIRECTFB_CONF_OPT += --with-tests
 endif
 
-HOST_DIRECTFB_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkg-config
+HOST_DIRECTFB_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkg-config host-libpng
 HOST_DIRECTFB_CONF_OPT = \
 		--enable-shared \
 		--disable-static \
 		--disable-debug \
 		--disable-multi \
+		--enable-png \
 		--with-gfxdrivers=none \
 		--with-inputdrivers=none