diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/surf/surf_2.1.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/surf/surf_2.1.bb
index 710ed9bce9..51c14624af 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/surf/surf_2.1.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/surf/surf_2.1.bb
@@ -9,16 +9,20 @@ DEPENDS = "webkitgtk gtk+3 glib-2.0 gcr"
 
 REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "x11 opengl"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git.suckless.org/surf;branch=surf-webkit2 \
-           file://0001-config.mk-Fix-compiler-and-linker.patch \
-           file://0001-config.ml-make-compatible-with-webkitgtk-2.34.0.patch \
-           "
 SRCREV = "bcd7d74e613fb8af11b40c351f0a6c1a771b2d2b"
+SRC_URI = "git://git.suckless.org/surf;branch=surf-webkit2 \
+           "
+SRC_URI += "${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'soup3', 'file://0001-config.mk-Fix-compiler-and-linke,ig.ml-make-compatible-with-webkitgtk-2.34.0.patch', '', d)}"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
 inherit pkgconfig features_check
 
+PACKAGECONFIG ?= ""
+
+# Enable if soup3 is enabled in webkit recipe
+PACKAGECONFIG[soup3] = ",,,"
+
 TARGET_CC_ARCH += "${LDFLAGS}"
 
 do_install () {