diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/lvgl/lv-conf.inc b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/lvgl/lv-conf.inc
index 2b5d4a14a9..542e90ae57 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/lvgl/lv-conf.inc
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/lvgl/lv-conf.inc
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ PACKAGECONFIG[drm] = ",,libdrm"
 PACKAGECONFIG[fbdev] = ",,"
 PACKAGECONFIG[sdl] = ",,virtual/libsdl2 libsdl2-image"
 
+# Add libdrm include if drm is selected in PACKAGECONFIG
+TARGET_CFLAGS += "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'drm', '-I${STAGING_INCDIR}/libdrm', '', d)}"
+
 LVGL_CONFIG_USE_DRM = "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'drm', '1', '0', d)}"
 
 LVGL_CONFIG_USE_EVDEV = "${@bb.utils.contains_any('PACKAGECONFIG', 'drm fbdev', '1', '0', d)}"
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/lvgl/lvgl-demo-fb_9.0.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/lvgl/lvgl-demo-fb_9.0.0.bb
index 6d3ae1ec37..5ae930f5cf 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/lvgl/lvgl-demo-fb_9.0.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/lvgl/lvgl-demo-fb_9.0.0.bb
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ inherit cmake
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-TARGET_CFLAGS += "-I${STAGING_INCDIR}/libdrm"
-
 do_configure:prepend() {
 	if [ "${LVGL_CONFIG_USE_SDL}" -eq 1 ] ; then
 		# Add libsdl build dependency, SDL2_image has no cmake file
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/lvgl/lvgl_9.0.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/lvgl/lvgl_9.0.0.bb
index fddaef4b4f..0fb3ddecf2 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/lvgl/lvgl_9.0.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/lvgl/lvgl_9.0.0.bb
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ inherit cmake
 EXTRA_OECMAKE = "-DLIB_INSTALL_DIR=${baselib} -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-TARGET_CFLAGS += "-I${STAGING_INCDIR}/libdrm"
-
 ALLOW_EMPTY:${PN} = "1"
 
 PACKAGECONFIG ??= "drm"