diff --git a/depends/packages/libxcb.mk b/depends/packages/libxcb.mk
index f4cb676e9..24824eb74 100644
--- a/depends/packages/libxcb.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/libxcb.mk
@@ -1,35 +1,47 @@
 package=libxcb
 $(package)_version=1.10
 $(package)_download_path=https://xcb.freedesktop.org/dist
 $(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.bz2
 $(package)_sha256_hash=98d9ab05b636dd088603b64229dd1ab2d2cc02ab807892e107d674f9c3f2d5b5
 $(package)_dependencies=xcb_proto libXau xproto
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
 $(package)_config_opts=--disable-static
+# Because we pass -qt-xcb to Qt, it will compile in a set of xcb helper libraries and extensions,
+# so we skip building all of the extensions here.
+# More info is available from: https://doc.qt.io/qt-5.9/linux-requirements.html
+$(package)_config_opts += --disable-composite --disable-damage --disable-dpms
+$(package)_config_opts += --disable-dri2 --disable-dri3 --disable-glx
+$(package)_config_opts += --disable-present --disable-randr --disable-record
+$(package)_config_opts += --disable-render --disable-resource --disable-screensaver
+$(package)_config_opts += --disable-shape --disable-shm --disable-sync
+$(package)_config_opts += --disable-xevie --disable-xfixes --disable-xfree86-dri
+$(package)_config_opts += --disable-xinerama --disable-xinput --disable-xkb
+$(package)_config_opts += --disable-xprint --disable-selinux --disable-xtest
+$(package)_config_opts += --disable-xv --disable-xvmc
 endef
 
 define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
   sed "s/pthread-stubs//" -i configure
 endef
 
 # Don't install xcb headers to the default path in order to work around a qt
 # build issue: https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-34748
 # When using qt's internal libxcb, it may end up finding the real headers in
 # depends staging. Use a non-default path to avoid that.
 
 define $(package)_config_cmds
   $($(package)_autoconf) --includedir=$(host_prefix)/include/xcb-shared
 endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
   $(MAKE) -j$(JOBS)
 endef
 
 define $(package)_stage_cmds
   $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$($(package)_staging_dir) install
 endef
 
 define $(package)_postprocess_cmds
   rm -rf share/man share/doc lib/*.la
 endef