diff --git a/package/matchbox/matchbox-lib/matchbox-lib.mk b/package/matchbox/matchbox-lib/matchbox-lib.mk
index d18df6b60..9855c8ab3 100644
--- a/package/matchbox/matchbox-lib/matchbox-lib.mk
+++ b/package/matchbox/matchbox-lib/matchbox-lib.mk
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ else
   MATCHBOX_LIB_CONF_OPT+=--disable-png
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PANGO),y)
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PANGO)$(BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXFT)$(BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXRENDER),yyy)
   MATCHBOX_LIB_CONF_OPT+=--enable-pango
   MATCHBOX_LIB_DEPENDENCIES+=pango
 else