diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk/c.zig b/src/apprt/gtk/c.zig
index 7eb19233f..31fc2c1b3 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk/c.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk/c.zig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const c = @cImport({
     @cInclude("gtk/gtk.h");
-    @cInclude("libadwaita-1/adwaita.h");
+    if (@import("build_options").libadwaita) @cInclude("libadwaita-1/adwaita.h");
 });
 
 pub usingnamespace c;