diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 395a6fe..a41600e 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ requirements:
   build:
     - {{ compiler('c') }}
     - {{ compiler('cxx') }}
-    - {{ cdt('libxau') }}      # [linux]
     - pkg-config               # [osx]
     - make                     # [unix]
   host:
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ requirements:
     - pango                    # [linux]
     - zlib                     # [unix]
     - libxcb                   # [linux]
+    - xorg-libxau              # [linux]
     - xorg-libxrender          # [linux]
     - xorg-libxpm              # [linux]
     - gts                      # [not ppc64le and not aarch64]
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ requirements:
     - pango                    # [unix]
     - zlib                     # [unix]
     - libxcb                   # [linux]
+    - xorg-libxau              # [linux]
     - xorg-libxrender          # [linux]
     - xorg-libxpm              # [linux]
     - gts                      # [not ppc64le and not aarch64]