diff --git a/meta/recipes-multimedia/mpeg2dec/mpeg2dec_0.4.1.bb b/meta/recipes-multimedia/mpeg2dec/mpeg2dec_0.4.1.bb
index f2865f6f81..f38066a8a9 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-multimedia/mpeg2dec/mpeg2dec_0.4.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-multimedia/mpeg2dec/mpeg2dec_0.4.1.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LICENSE_FLAGS = "commercial"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=94d55d512a9ba36caa9b7df079bae19f \
                     file://include/mpeg2.h;beginline=1;endline=22;md5=ead62602d4638329d3b5b86a55803154"
 
-DEPENDS = "virtual/libx11"
+DEPENDS = "${@base_contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'x11', 'virtual/libx11', '', d)}"
 
 PR = "r2"