diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/fltk/1.4.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/fltk/1.4.nix
index 35edd601aac3..8315d580a191 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/fltk/1.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/fltk/1.4.nix
@@ -25,16 +25,21 @@
   withCairo ? true,
   cairo,
 
-  withPango ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux,
+  withPango ? withXorg,
   pango,
 
   withDocs ? true,
   doxygen,
   graphviz,
 
+  withXorg ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux,
+
   withExamples ? (stdenv.buildPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform),
 }:
 
+# pango support depends on Xft
+assert withPango -> withXorg;
+
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "fltk";
   version = "1.4.4";
@@ -83,6 +88,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ]
   ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux [
     freetype
+  ]
+  ++ lib.optionals withXorg [
     libX11
     libXext
     libXinerama
@@ -107,11 +114,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     (lib.cmakeBool "FLTK_USE_SYSTEM_ZLIB" true)
 
     # X11
-    (lib.cmakeBool "FLTK_USE_XINERAMA" stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux)
-    (lib.cmakeBool "FLTK_USE_XFIXES" stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux)
-    (lib.cmakeBool "FLTK_USE_XCURSOR" stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux)
-    (lib.cmakeBool "FLTK_USE_XFT" stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux)
-    (lib.cmakeBool "FLTK_USE_XRENDER" stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "FLTK_USE_XINERAMA" withXorg)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "FLTK_USE_XFIXES" withXorg)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "FLTK_USE_XCURSOR" withXorg)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "FLTK_USE_XFT" withXorg)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "FLTK_USE_XRENDER" withXorg)
 
     # GL
     (lib.cmakeBool "FLTK_BUILD_GL" withGL)
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/fltk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/fltk/default.nix
index 9e4bf2d305cb..397ccb7cbeee 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/fltk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/fltk/default.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
   doxygen,
   graphviz,
 
+  withXorg ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux,
+
   withExamples ? (stdenv.buildPlatform == stdenv.hostPlatform),
   withShared ? true,
 }:
@@ -85,6 +87,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ]
   ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux [
     freetype
+  ]
+  ++ lib.optionals withXorg [
     libX11
     libXext
     libXinerama
@@ -105,12 +109,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     (lib.cmakeBool "OPTION_USE_SYSTEM_LIBPNG" true)
 
     # X11
-    (lib.cmakeBool "OPTION_USE_XINERAMA" stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux)
-    (lib.cmakeBool "OPTION_USE_XFIXES" stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux)
-    (lib.cmakeBool "OPTION_USE_XCURSOR" stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux)
-    (lib.cmakeBool "OPTION_USE_XFT" stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux)
-    (lib.cmakeBool "OPTION_USE_XRENDER" stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux)
-    (lib.cmakeBool "OPTION_USE_XDBE" stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "OPTION_USE_XINERAMA" withXorg)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "OPTION_USE_XFIXES" withXorg)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "OPTION_USE_XCURSOR" withXorg)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "OPTION_USE_XFT" withXorg)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "OPTION_USE_XRENDER" withXorg)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "OPTION_USE_XDBE" withXorg)
 
     # GL
     (lib.cmakeBool "OPTION_USE_GL" withGL)