diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/kmscube/kmscube_git.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/kmscube/kmscube_git.bb
index 68cbe8c9fb..58ce26a3d5 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/kmscube/kmscube_git.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/kmscube/kmscube_git.bb
@@ -24,3 +24,6 @@ DEPENDS = "virtual/libgbm"
 
 PACKAGECONFIG ??= ""
 PACKAGECONFIG[gstreamer] = "-Dgstreamer=enabled,-Dgstreamer=disabled,gstreamer1.0 gstreamer1.0-plugins-base"
+
+CFLAGS += "${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'x11', '', '-DEGL_NO_X11=1', d)}"
+