diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 8694c43..e92e380 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ FREETYPEINC = /usr/include/freetype2
 #FREETYPEINC = ${X11INC}/freetype2
 
 # Uncomment this for the alpha patch / BAR_ALPHA_PATCH
-XRENDER = -lXrender
+#XRENDER = -lXrender
 
 # Uncomment this for the mdpcontrol patch / MDPCONTROL_PATCH
 #MPDCLIENT = -lmpdclient
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ XRENDER = -lXrender
 #XEXTLIB = -lXext
 
 # Uncomment this for the swallow patch / SWALLOW_PATCH
-XCBLIBS = -lX11-xcb -lxcb -lxcb-res
+#XCBLIBS = -lX11-xcb -lxcb -lxcb-res
 
 # includes and libs
 INCS = -I${X11INC} -I${FREETYPEINC} ${PANGOINC}