diff --git a/include/meson.build b/include/meson.build
index 43d70d594..52fb837b9 100644
--- a/include/meson.build
+++ b/include/meson.build
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ conf_data.set('XCSECURITY', build_xsecurity)
 conf_data.set('XDMCP', xdmcp_dep.found())
 conf_data.set('XF86BIGFONT', build_xf86bigfont)
 conf_data.set('XF86DRI', build_dri1)
-conf_data.set('XF86VIDMODE', build_xf86vidmode)
+conf_data.set('XF86VIDMODE', 1)
 conf_data.set('XFIXES', '1')
 conf_data.set('XFreeXDGA', build_dga)
 conf_data.set('XINERAMA', build_xinerama)
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index cd1e4a58c..ec79479d9 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ dri2proto_dep = dependency('dri2proto', version: '>= 2.8', required: get_option(
 dri3proto_dep = dependency('dri3proto', version: '>= 1.2', required: get_option('dri3') == 'true')
 xineramaproto_dep = dependency('xineramaproto')
 xf86bigfontproto_dep = dependency('xf86bigfontproto', version: '>= 1.2.0')
-xf86vidmodeproto_dep = dependency('xf86vidmodeproto', version: '>= 2.2.99.1', required: false)
+xf86vidmodeproto_dep = dependency('xf86vidmodeproto', version: '>= 2.2.99.1')
 windowswmproto_dep = dependency('windowswmproto', required: false)
 applewmproto_dep = dependency('applewmproto', version: '>= 1.4', required: false)
 xshmfence_dep = dependency('xshmfence', version: '>= 1.1', required: false)
@@ -438,7 +438,6 @@ endif
 
 # XXX: Allow configuration of these.
 build_xselinux = false
-build_xf86vidmode = xf86vidmodeproto_dep.found()
 
 m_dep = cc.find_library('m', required : false)
 dl_dep = cc.find_library('dl', required : false)