diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/gtkwave/gtkwave_3.3.109.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/gtkwave/gtkwave_3.3.109.bb
index 2b572f7e2f..e1cb3d4a51 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/gtkwave/gtkwave_3.3.109.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/gtkwave/gtkwave_3.3.109.bb
@@ -23,9 +23,13 @@ DEPENDS = " \
 
 inherit pkgconfig autotools gettext texinfo mime mime-xdg
 
-# depends on gtk+3 which has this restriction
 inherit features_check
-ANY_OF_DISTRO_FEATURES = "${GTK3DISTROFEATURES}"
+# depends on gtk+3 which has this restriction
+# ANY_OF_DISTRO_FEATURES = "${GTK3DISTROFEATURES}"
+# but https://github.com/gtkwave/gtkwave/blob/f9d82a82aa3ddc30ca47984278371f62c9a3bd81/gtkwave3-gtk3/src/gtk23compat.h#L10
+# explicitly includes gdk/gdkwayland.h for gtk-3.22.26 and newer (oe-core currently has 3.24.29)
+# and it needs x11 as well for tk dependency (so it happends to be both GTK3DISTROFEATURES instead of either of them)
+REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "wayland x11"
 
 EXTRA_OECONF = " \
     --enable-gtk3 \