diff --git a/conf/layer.conf b/conf/layer.conf
index 55ca3b8..7056da0 100644
--- a/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/conf/layer.conf
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ BBFILE_PRIORITY_meta-rpb = "8"
 LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_meta-rpb = "styhead"
 
 LAYERDEPENDS_meta-rpb = "openembedded-layer meta-python networking-layer \
-                         filesystems-layer virtualization-layer"
+                         filesystems-layer virtualization-layer gnome-layer"
diff --git a/recipes-overlayed/xserver-xorg/xserver-xorg_%.bbappend b/recipes-overlayed/xserver-xorg/xserver-xorg_%.bbappend
index 18d1aa2..f5d0b53 100644
--- a/recipes-overlayed/xserver-xorg/xserver-xorg_%.bbappend
+++ b/recipes-overlayed/xserver-xorg/xserver-xorg_%.bbappend
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # enable XvFB for gst-validate
 
-PACKAGECONFIG:append = " xvfb"
+#PACKAGECONFIG:append = " xvfb"
diff --git a/recipes-samples/packagegroups/packagegroup-rpb-tests-x11.bb b/recipes-samples/packagegroups/packagegroup-rpb-tests-x11.bb
index 3bde647..1b3b7bb 100644
--- a/recipes-samples/packagegroups/packagegroup-rpb-tests-x11.bb
+++ b/recipes-samples/packagegroups/packagegroup-rpb-tests-x11.bb
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ RDEPENDS:packagegroup-rpb-tests-x11 = "\
     xdpyinfo \
     xlsatoms \
     xlsclients \
-    xserver-xorg-xvfb \
     "
+#    xserver-xorg-xvfb