diff --git a/depends/packages/libxcb.mk b/depends/packages/libxcb.mk
index 2204b38195..14abde9b0a 100644
--- a/depends/packages/libxcb.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/libxcb.mk
@@ -23,17 +23,12 @@ $(package)_config_opts += --disable-xv --disable-xvmc
 endef
 
 define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
-  cp -f $(BASEDIR)/config.guess $(BASEDIR)/config.sub build-aux &&\
+  cp -f $(BASEDIR)/config.guess $(BASEDIR)/config.sub build-aux && \
   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
+  $($(package)_autoconf)
 endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
@@ -45,5 +40,5 @@ define $(package)_stage_cmds
 endef
 
 define $(package)_postprocess_cmds
-  rm -rf share/man share/doc lib/*.la
+  rm -rf share lib/*.la
 endef