diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 option(DESKTOP_ENABLED "Build and install The Desktop style" ON)
 option(STATIC_LIBRARY "Build as a static library (deprecated, use BUILD_SHARED_LIBS instead)" OFF)
 option(BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build and install examples" OFF)
+option(DISABLE_DBUS "Build without D-Bus support" OFF)
 
 if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     set(STATIC_LIBRARY 1)
@@ -100,8 +101,10 @@
 )
 
 #use dbus on linux, bsd etc, but not andoid and apple stuff
-if (UNIX AND NOT CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Android" AND NOT(APPLE))
+if (UNIX AND NOT CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Android" AND NOT(APPLE) AND NOT(DISABLE_DBUS))
     find_package(Qt5DBus)
+else()
+    add_definitions(-DKIRIGAMI_DISABLE_DBUS)
 endif()
 
 if(BUILD_EXAMPLES AND CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Android")
diff --git a/src/libkirigami/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libkirigami/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/libkirigami/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/libkirigami/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 )
 
 #use dbus on linux, bsd etc, but not andoid and apple stuff
-if (UNIX AND NOT CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Android" AND NOT(APPLE))
+if (UNIX AND NOT CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Android" AND NOT(APPLE) AND NOT(DISABLE_DBUS))
     qt5_add_dbus_interface(libkirigami_SRCS org.kde.KWin.TabletModeManager.xml tabletmodemanager_interface)
     set(LIBKIRIGAMKI_EXTRA_LIBS Qt5::DBus)
 endif()
diff --git a/src/libkirigami/tabletmodewatcher.cpp b/src/libkirigami/tabletmodewatcher.cpp
--- a/src/libkirigami/tabletmodewatcher.cpp
+++ b/src/libkirigami/tabletmodewatcher.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "tabletmodewatcher.h"
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_UNIX) && !defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) && !defined(Q_OS_IOS) && !defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
+#if defined(Q_OS_UNIX) && !defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) && !defined(Q_OS_IOS) && !defined(Q_OS_MACOS) && !defined(KIRIGAMI_DISABLE_DBUS)
 #include "tabletmodemanager_interface.h"
 #include <QDBusConnection>
 #endif
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     TabletModeWatcherPrivate(TabletModeWatcher *watcher)
         : q(watcher)
     {
-#if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) || defined(Q_OS_IOS)
+#if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) || defined(Q_OS_IOS) || defined(KIRIGAMI_DISABLE_DBUS)
         isTabletModeAvailable = true;
         isTabletMode = true;
 #elif defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     void setIsTablet(bool tablet);
 
     TabletModeWatcher *q;
-#if (defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || defined(Q_OS_UNIX)) && !defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) && !defined(Q_OS_MAC) && !defined(Q_OS_IOS)
+#if (defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || defined(Q_OS_UNIX)) && !defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) && !defined(Q_OS_MAC) && !defined(Q_OS_IOS) && !defined(KIRIGAMI_DISABLE_DBUS)
     OrgKdeKWinTabletModeManagerInterface *m_interface = nullptr;
 #endif
     bool isTabletModeAvailable = false;