diff --git a/CMake/options.cmake b/CMake/options.cmake
index 9972664fa..62b22a556 100644
--- a/CMake/options.cmake
+++ b/CMake/options.cmake
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ if(FLTK_GRAPHICS_CAIRO)
   set(FLTK_USE_PANGO TRUE CACHE BOOL "use lib Pango")
 endif(FLTK_GRAPHICS_CAIRO)
 
-if(FLTK_USE_PANGO OR FLTK_GRAPHICS_CAIRO) # implies to use PANGOXFT
+if(FLTK_USE_X11 AND (FLTK_USE_PANGO OR FLTK_GRAPHICS_CAIRO)) # implies to use PANGOXFT
   set(USE_PANGOXFT true)
 endif()