diff --git a/srcpkgs/libcaca/template b/srcpkgs/libcaca/template
index 554cbe79090..f13ebb44929 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libcaca/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libcaca/template
@@ -6,12 +6,16 @@ build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="libtool automake pkg-config"
 short_desc="Graphics library that outputs text instead of pixels"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
-makedepends="libX11-devel ncurses-devel"
+makedepends="ncurses-devel $(vopt_if x11 libX11-devel)"
 homepage="http://caca.zoy.org/wiki/libcaca"
 license="WTFPL"
 distfiles="https://github.com/cacalabs/libcaca/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=7ed29a00cc7f017424d8b2994f001f137ed5bc4441987b711d78c6734fdf3493
 
+# package build options
+build_options="x11"
+desc_option_x11="Enable x11 driver"
+
 pre_configure() {
 	sed -i -e 's,AM_CONFIG_HEADER,AC_CONFIG_HEADERS,' configure.ac
 	autoreconf -fi