diff --git a/pkgs/applications/file-managers/mc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/file-managers/mc/default.nix
index 8b54d79622a4..a03a1addb437 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/file-managers/mc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/file-managers/mc/default.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 , gpm
 , file
 , e2fsprogs
-, libX11
 , libICE
 , perl
 , zip
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@
 , openssl
 , coreutils
 , autoSignDarwinBinariesHook
+, x11Support ? true, libX11
 
 # updater only
 , writeScript
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     gettext
     glib
     libICE
-    libX11
     libssh2
     openssl
     slang
     zip
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.isDarwin) [ e2fsprogs gpm ];
+  ] ++ lib.optional x11Support [ libX11 ]
+    ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.isDarwin) [ e2fsprogs gpm ];
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       --replace /bin/cat ${coreutils}/bin/cat
   '';
 
-  postFixup = lib.optionalString (!stdenv.isDarwin) ''
+  postFixup = lib.optionalString ((!stdenv.isDarwin) && x11Support) ''
     # libX11.so is loaded dynamically so autopatch doesn't detect it
     patchelf \
       --add-needed ${libX11}/lib/libX11.so \