diff --git a/src/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt b/src/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
index 644fccbb1..f1d7a9ba1 100644
--- a/src/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 include(ExternalProject)
 
-set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF)
-add_subdirectory(qt5-x11embed)
+IF(QT5 AND LMMS_BUILD_LINUX)
+	set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF)
+	add_subdirectory(qt5-x11embed)
+ELSE()
+	add_library(qx11embedcontainer STATIC /dev/null)
+ENDIF()