diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 306be80..950a170 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ include_directories(
 	${PROTOCOLS_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 	${WAYLAND_CLIENT_INCLUDE_DIR}
 	${CAIRO_INCLUDE_DIRS}
-	${GDK_PIXBUF_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 	${PANGO_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 	${PAM_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 )
@@ -17,12 +16,20 @@ target_link_libraries(swaylock
 	${WAYLAND_CLIENT_LIBRARIES}
 	${WAYLAND_CURSOR_LIBRARIES}
 	${CAIRO_LIBRARIES}
-	${GDK_PIXBUF_LIBRARIES}
 	${PANGO_LIBRARIES}
 	${PAM_LIBRARIES}
 	m
 )
 
+if (WITH_GDK_PIXBUF)
+  include_directories(
+	  ${GDK_PIXBUF_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+  )
+  target_link_libraries(swaylock
+	  ${GDK_PIXBUF_LIBRARIES}
+  )
+endif()
+
 install(
 	TARGETS swaylock
 	RUNTIME
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 82b8873..eccb902 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
 	registry->input->notify = notify_key;
 
+#ifdef WITH_GDK_PIXBUF
 	GError *err = NULL;
 	GdkPixbuf *pixbuf = gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file(argv[1], &err); // TODO: Parse i3lock arguments
 	if (!pixbuf) {
@@ -120,6 +121,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	}
 	cairo_surface_t *image = gdk_cairo_image_surface_create_from_pixbuf(pixbuf);
 	g_object_unref(pixbuf);
+#else
+  cairo_surface_t *image = cairo_image_surface_create_from_png(argv[1]);
+#endif //WITH_GDK_PIXBUF
 	if (!image) {
 		sway_abort("Failed to read background image.");
 	}