diff --git a/package/weston/weston.mk b/package/weston/weston.mk
index ada3f565cb..b22e685948 100644
--- a/package/weston/weston.mk
+++ b/package/weston/weston.mk
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ WESTON_CONF_OPTS = \
 	-Dbuild.pkg_config_path=$(HOST_DIR)/lib/pkgconfig \
 	-Dbackend-headless=false \
 	-Dcolor-management-colord=false \
-	-Dremoting=false \
-	-Dpipewire=false
+	-Dremoting=false
 
 # Uses VIDIOC_EXPBUF, only available from 3.8+
 ifeq ($(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_8),y)
@@ -127,6 +126,13 @@ else
 WESTON_CONF_OPTS += -Dtest-junit-xml=false
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PIPEWIRE)$(BR2_PACKAGE_WESTON_DRM),yy)
+WESTON_CONF_OPTS += -Dpipewire=true
+WESTON_DEPENDENCIES += pipewire
+else
+WESTON_CONF_OPTS += -Dpipewire=false
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_WESTON_DEMO_CLIENTS),y)
 WESTON_CONF_OPTS += -Ddemo-clients=true
 WESTON_DEPENDENCIES += pango