diff --git a/package/weston/Config.in b/package/weston/Config.in
index 56eb13568..0f168acb4 100644
--- a/package/weston/Config.in
+++ b/package/weston/Config.in
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_WESTON
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # wayland
 	# Runtime dependency
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XKEYBOARD_CONFIG
-	# Make sure at least one backend is selected
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_WESTON_FBDEV
 	help
 	  Weston is the reference implementation of a Wayland
 	  compositor, and a useful compositor in its own right.
@@ -26,7 +24,16 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_WESTON
 
 if BR2_PACKAGE_WESTON
 
+# These two options make sure at least one compositor is selected.
+config BR2_PACKAGE_WESTON_HAS_COMPOSITOR
+	bool
+config BR2_PACKAGE_WESTON_NEEDS_ONE_COMPOSITOR
+	def_bool y
+	depends on ! BR2_PACKAGE_WESTON_HAS_COMPOSITOR
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_WESTON_FBDEV
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_WESTON_FBDEV
 	bool "fbdev compositor"
+	default y
 
 endif