diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston-init.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston-init.bb
index 83f0cea49c..3de697ec34 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston-init.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston-init.bb
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ USERADD_PACKAGES = "${PN}"
 #
 require ${THISDIR}/required-distro-features.inc
 
-RDEPENDS:${PN} = "weston kbd"
+RDEPENDS:${PN} = "weston kbd ${@bb.utils.contains('PACKAGECONFIG', 'xwayland', 'weston-xwayland', '', d)}"
 
 INITSCRIPT_NAME = "weston"
 INITSCRIPT_PARAMS = "start 9 5 2 . stop 20 0 1 6 ."