diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9c3899ea26..ea167b3d9b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -375,12 +375,12 @@ else (WIN32)
 	add_custom_target(g2 DEPENDS ${PROJECT} g2.dat)
 endif (WIN32)
 
-if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE AND NOT DISABLE_TTF)
 	# FontConfig for TrueType fonts.
 	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(FONTCONFIG REQUIRED fontconfig)
 	INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${FONTCONFIG_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 	TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${PROJECT} ${FONTCONFIG_LIBRARIES})
-endif (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+endif (UNIX AND NOT APPLE AND NOT DISABLE_TTF)
 
 
 # install into ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/