diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/qu/qusb2snes/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/qu/qusb2snes/package.nix
index 0c8c31de5183..ae272cc1196b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/qu/qusb2snes/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/qu/qusb2snes/package.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   qt6,
   installShellFiles,
+  enableGui ? true,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   qmakeFlags = [
     "QUsb2snes.pro"
     "CONFIG+=release"
-  ];
+  ]
+  ++ lib.optional (!enableGui) "QUSB2SNES_NOGUI=1";
 
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall