diff --git a/Xorg/lib/qt4/Config.in b/Xorg/lib/qt4/Config.in
index 87555ac10..903850a9a 100644
--- a/Xorg/lib/qt4/Config.in
+++ b/Xorg/lib/qt4/Config.in
@@ -6,14 +6,12 @@ choice
 config QT4_WS_QWS
 	bool "QWS window system"
 	depends on FEATURE_drawing-backend_DirectFB
-	select PACKAGE_directfb
 	help
 	  Use QT4's internal QWS window system.
 
 config QT4_WS_X11
 	bool "X11 window system"
 	depends on FEATURE_drawing-backend_libX11
-	select PACKAGE_libX11
 	help
 	  Use X11
 
diff --git a/Xorg/lib/qt4/Makefile b/Xorg/lib/qt4/Makefile
index 956164801..160975f3b 100644
--- a/Xorg/lib/qt4/Makefile
+++ b/Xorg/lib/qt4/Makefile
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ endef
 
 define Package/qt4
   $(call Package/qt4/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=@FEATURE_drawing-backend_DirectFB||@FEATURE_drawing-backend_libX11 +zlib +libstdcpp +libsqlite3
+  DEPENDS:=+zlib +libstdcpp +libsqlite3
 endef
 
 define Package/qt4-gui
   $(call Package/qt4/Default)
-  DEPENDS+=+libpng +libtiff +libjpeg +libfreetype +qt4-network
+  DEPENDS+=+libpng +libtiff +libjpeg +libfreetype +qt4-network +FEATURE_drawing-backend_DirectFB:directfb +FEATURE_drawing-backend_libX11:libX11
   TITLE+=(gui)
 endef