1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/xorg-xserver/xorg-xserver-common.inc b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/xorg-xserver/xorg-xserver-common.inc
index 79f13fc135..fdce06cf56 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/xorg-xserver/xorg-xserver-common.inc
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/xorg-xserver/xorg-xserver-common.inc
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=3dd2bbe3563837f80ed8926b06c1c353"
 
 INC_PR = "r18"
 
-PROVIDES = "virtual/xserver"
+# xf86-*-* packages depend on an X server built with the xfree86 DDX
+# so we have a virtual to represent that:
+PROVIDES = "virtual/xserver-xf86"
+
+# Other packages tend to just care that there is *an* X server:
+PROVIDES += "virtual/xserver"
 
 # Config manager for xserver, options are: hal, udev, empty (for configuration in xorg.conf)
 DISTRO_XORG_CONFIG_MANAGER ?= "hal"