diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 832cf36..53e699b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -53,9 +53,16 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([EFL],
    elementary >= 0.7.0
    edje >= 1.1.0
    ecore >= 1.0.0
-   ecore-x >= 1.0.0
   ])
 
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([ECORE_X], [ecore-x >= 1.0.0],
+  [
+    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ECORE_X, 1, [X11 support])
+  ],
+    []
+)
+  
+
 AC_OUTPUT([
 Makefile
 src/Makefile
diff --git a/src/bin/Makefile.am b/src/bin/Makefile.am
index 8a3b239..5726cbe 100644
--- a/src/bin/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/bin/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 -I$(top_srcdir)/src/lib \
 -DPACKAGE_DATA_DIR=\"$(datadir)/$(PACKAGE)\" \
 -DLOCALE_DIR=\"$(datadir)/locale\" \
-@EFL_CFLAGS@
+@EFL_CFLAGS@ \
+@ECORE_X_CFLAGS@
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = ecrire
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ ecrire_SOURCES = \
    ui/font_dialog.c \
    ui/alerts.c
 
-ecrire_LDADD = @EFL_LIBS@ @LTLIBINTL@
+ecrire_LDADD = @EFL_LIBS@ @ECORE_X_LIBS@ @LTLIBINTL@
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
    mess_header.h \
diff --git a/src/bin/main.c b/src/bin/main.c
index cc29016..88cd9aa 100644
--- a/src/bin/main.c
+++ b/src/bin/main.c
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include "config.h"
+#endif
+
 #include <Elementary.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <Ecore_X.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_ECORE_X
+# include <Ecore_X.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "mess_header.h"
 #include "cfg.h"
@@ -530,6 +536,7 @@ editor_font_choose(Evas_Object *ent, const char *font, int size)
    ecrire_cfg_save();
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_ECORE_X
 static Eina_Bool
 _selection_notify(void *data __UNUSED__, int type __UNUSED__, void *_event)
 {
@@ -547,6 +554,7 @@ _selection_notify(void *data __UNUSED__, int type __UNUSED__, void *_event)
 
    return ECORE_CALLBACK_PASS_ON;
 }
+#endif
 
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
@@ -672,6 +680,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
    elm_toolbar_item_append(tbar, "preferences-system", _("Settings"),
          _font_settings, entry);
 
+#ifdef HAVE_ECORE_X
    if (!ecore_x_selection_owner_get(ECORE_X_ATOM_SELECTION_CLIPBOARD))
      {
         elm_object_item_disabled_set(paste_item, EINA_TRUE);
@@ -680,6 +689,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
    ecore_x_fixes_selection_notification_request(ECORE_X_ATOM_SELECTION_CLIPBOARD);
    ecore_event_handler_add(ECORE_X_EVENT_FIXES_SELECTION_NOTIFY,
          _selection_notify, NULL);
+#endif
 
    /* We don't have a selection when we start, make the items disabled */
    elm_object_item_disabled_set(copy_item, EINA_TRUE);