diff --git a/package/qt5/qt5multimedia/Config.in b/package/qt5/qt5multimedia/Config.in
index c00491c12..36128ebe6 100644
--- a/package/qt5/qt5multimedia/Config.in
+++ b/package/qt5/qt5multimedia/Config.in
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_QT5MULTIMEDIA
 	bool "qt5multimedia"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_QT5DECLARATIVE
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBEGL
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBGLES
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_QT5_JSCORE_AVAILABLE
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_GUI
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_NETWORK
 	help
 	  Qt is a cross-platform application and UI framework for
 	  developers using C++.
@@ -12,7 +10,3 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_QT5MULTIMEDIA
 	  This package corresponds to the qt5multimedia module.
 
 	  http://qt-project.org
-
-comment "qt5multimedia requires an OpenGL-capable backend"
-	depends on (!BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBEGL || !BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBGLES) && \
-		BR2_PACKAGE_QT5_JSCORE_AVAILABLE
diff --git a/package/qt5/qt5multimedia/qt5multimedia.mk b/package/qt5/qt5multimedia/qt5multimedia.mk
index 5eef543e0..e89e31cdb 100644
--- a/package/qt5/qt5multimedia/qt5multimedia.mk
+++ b/package/qt5/qt5multimedia/qt5multimedia.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 QT5MULTIMEDIA_VERSION = $(QT5_VERSION)
 QT5MULTIMEDIA_SITE = $(QT5_SITE)
 QT5MULTIMEDIA_SOURCE = qtmultimedia-opensource-src-$(QT5MULTIMEDIA_VERSION).tar.xz
-QT5MULTIMEDIA_DEPENDENCIES = qt5base qt5declarative
+QT5MULTIMEDIA_DEPENDENCIES = qt5base
 QT5MULTIMEDIA_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_LICENSE_APPROVED),y)
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GST_PLUGINS_BASE),y)
 QT5MULTIMEDIA_DEPENDENCIES += gst-plugins-base
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5DECLARATIVE),y)
+QT5MULTIMEDIA_DEPENDENCIES += qt5declarative
+endif
+
 define QT5MULTIMEDIA_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	(cd $(@D); $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/qmake)
 endef