diff --git a/package/misc/directfb/directfb.conf b/package/misc/directfb/directfb.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5eba902d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/misc/directfb/directfb.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+preconf_patch() {
+	# patch some false dependencies away in Makefile.ins
+	sed -ri 's,[^ ]*(src/core/fusion|src/core/modules.h|src/misc/debug.h)[^ ]*,,g' \
+		gfxdrivers/savage/Makefile.in inputdrivers/elo/Makefile.in \
+		inputdrivers/linux_input/Makefile.in
+}
+
+preconf="preconf_patch"
+