diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 30aad233d1..30544f52e6 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1521,6 +1521,10 @@ for opt do
   ;;
   --disable-libpmem) libpmem=no
   ;;
+  --enable-xkbcommon) xkbcommon=yes
+  ;;
+  --disable-xkbcommon) xkbcommon=no
+  ;;
   *)
       echo "ERROR: unknown option $opt"
       echo "Try '$0 --help' for more information"
@@ -1804,6 +1808,7 @@ disabled with --disable-FEATURE, default is enabled if available:
   capstone        capstone disassembler support
   debug-mutex     mutex debugging support
   libpmem         libpmem support
+  xkbcommon       xkbcommon support
 
 NOTE: The object files are built at the place where configure is launched
 EOF