diff --git a/package/yad/Config.in b/package/yad/Config.in
index f908c79b8a..4a140f63d7 100644
--- a/package/yad/Config.in
+++ b/package/yad/Config.in
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_YAD
 	bool "yad"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3_X11
 	help
 	  YAD (yet another dialog) is a tool for create graphical
 	  dialogs from shell scripts.
 
 	  http://sourceforge.net/projects/yad-dialog/
+
+comment "yad needs libgtk3 w/ X11 backend"
+	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3_X11
diff --git a/package/yad/yad.mk b/package/yad/yad.mk
index 7a363e4d2f..3177e19b2a 100644
--- a/package/yad/yad.mk
+++ b/package/yad/yad.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ YAD_SOURCE = yad-$(YAD_VERSION).tar.xz
 YAD_SITE = https://github.com/v1cont/yad/releases/download/v$(YAD_VERSION)
 YAD_LICENSE = GPL-3.0
 YAD_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
-YAD_DEPENDENCIES = host-intltool host-pkgconf $(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
+YAD_DEPENDENCIES = host-intltool host-pkgconf libgtk3 $(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
 YAD_CONF_ENV = LIBS=$(TARGET_NLS_LIBS)
 YAD_CONF_OPTS = --enable-html=no