diff --git a/openembedded/packages/matchbox-keyboard/matchbox-keyboard_svn.bb b/openembedded/packages/matchbox-keyboard/matchbox-keyboard_svn.bb
index 36f5b7e0d7..97c6e8e7a5 100644
--- a/openembedded/packages/matchbox-keyboard/matchbox-keyboard_svn.bb
+++ b/openembedded/packages/matchbox-keyboard/matchbox-keyboard_svn.bb
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ S = ${WORKDIR}/${PN}
 
 inherit autotools pkgconfig gettext
 
+EXTRA_OECONF = "--disable-cairo"
+
 FILES_${PN} = "${bindir} \
 	       ${datadir}/applications \
 	       ${datadir}/pixmaps \