diff --git a/examples/hidkbd/Kconfig b/examples/hidkbd/Kconfig
index c80d40943..8b938de37 100644
--- a/examples/hidkbd/Kconfig
+++ b/examples/hidkbd/Kconfig
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ config EXAMPLES_HIDKBD_DEVNAME
 config EXAMPLES_HIDKBD_ENCODED
 	bool "Encode Special Keys"
 	default y
-	depends on HIDKBD_ENCODED && LIBC_KBDCODEC
+	depends on INPUT_KEYBOARD_BYTESTREAM
 	---help---
 		Decode special key press events in the user buffer.  In this case,
 		the example coded will use the interfaces defined in
diff --git a/examples/hidkbd/hidkbd_main.c b/examples/hidkbd/hidkbd_main.c
index 1515d6526..d26082136 100644
--- a/examples/hidkbd/hidkbd_main.c
+++ b/examples/hidkbd/hidkbd_main.c
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 #include <nuttx/usb/usbhost.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXAMPLES_HIDKBD_ENCODED
+#  include <ctype.h>
+
 #  include <nuttx/streams.h>
 #  include <nuttx/input/kbd_codec.h>
 #endif
@@ -55,7 +57,8 @@
 #  define CONFIG_EXAMPLES_HIDKBD_DEVNAME "/dev/kbda"
 #endif
 
-#if !defined(CONFIG_HIDKBD_ENCODED) || !defined(CONFIG_LIBC_KBDCODEC)
+#if !defined(CONFIG_INPUT_KEYBOARD_BYTESTREAM) || \
+    !defined(CONFIG_LIBC_KBDCODEC)
 #  undef CONFIG_EXAMPLES_HIDKBD_ENCODED
 #endif