diff --git a/source/shared_lib/CMakeLists.txt b/source/shared_lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 073fd9923..43d894d8f 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/shared_lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -149,15 +149,18 @@ IF(BUILD_MEGAGLEST_MODEL_VIEWER OR BUILD_MEGAGLEST_MAP_EDITOR OR BUILD_MEGAGLEST
 		SET(EXTERNAL_LIBS ${EXTERNAL_LIBS} ${PNG_LIBRARY})
 	ENDIF()
 
-	FIND_PACKAGE(FontConfig)
-	IF(FONTCONFIG_FOUND)
-            MESSAGE(STATUS "**NOTE: FontConfig support was detected and enabled.")
-	    SET(HAVE_FONTCONFIG 1)
-            ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DHAVE_FONTCONFIG)
+        OPTION(WANT_FONTCONFIG "use the library fontconfig" ON)
+	IF(WANT_FONTCONFIG)
+	        FIND_PACKAGE(FontConfig)
+	        IF(FONTCONFIG_FOUND)
+                    MESSAGE(STATUS "**NOTE: FontConfig support was detected and enabled.")
+	            SET(HAVE_FONTCONFIG 1)
+                    ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DHAVE_FONTCONFIG)
 
-	    INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${FONTCONFIG_INCLUDE_DIR} ) 
-	    SET(EXTERNAL_LIBS ${EXTERNAL_LIBS} ${FONTCONFIG_LIBRARIES} )
-	ENDIF(FONTCONFIG_FOUND)
+	            INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${FONTCONFIG_INCLUDE_DIR} ) 
+	            SET(EXTERNAL_LIBS ${EXTERNAL_LIBS} ${FONTCONFIG_LIBRARIES} )
+	        ENDIF(FONTCONFIG_FOUND)
+        ENDIF()
 
 	OPTION(USE_FTGL "Use FTGL for on-screen fonts (found on your system)" ON)