diff --git a/src/BufferParams.cpp b/src/BufferParams.cpp
index 640f3544d6..fab62fb9ec 100644
--- a/src/BufferParams.cpp
+++ b/src/BufferParams.cpp
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ void BufferParams::validate(LaTeXFeatures & features) const
 	}
 
 	if (useXetex)
-		features.require("xetex");
+		features.require("polyglossia");
 
 	if (language->lang() == "vietnamese")
 		features.require("vietnamese");
diff --git a/src/LaTeXFeatures.cpp b/src/LaTeXFeatures.cpp
index 530275860b..f694e53797 100644
--- a/src/LaTeXFeatures.cpp
+++ b/src/LaTeXFeatures.cpp
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ bool LaTeXFeatures::useBabel() const
 bool LaTeXFeatures::usePolyglossia() const
 {
 	return (lyxrc.language_package_selection == LyXRC::LP_AUTO)
-	        && isRequired("xetex")
+	        && isRequired("polyglossia")
 	        && isAvailable("polyglossia")
 	        && ((bufferParams().language->lang() != lyxrc.default_language
 	             && !bufferParams().language->polyglossia().empty())