diff --git a/package/weston/weston.mk b/package/weston/weston.mk
index 7d43132073..1d55a1fcba 100644
--- a/package/weston/weston.mk
+++ b/package/weston/weston.mk
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ WESTON_SIMPLE_CLIENTS += dmabuf-v4l
 endif
 endif # BR2_PACKAGE_WESTON_SIMPLE_CLIENTS
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_JPEG),y)
+# weston uses jpeg_read_icc_profile(), only provided by jpeg-turbo
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_JPEG_TURBO),y)
 WESTON_CONF_OPTS += -Dimage-jpeg=true
 WESTON_DEPENDENCIES += jpeg
 else