diff --git a/kcms/lookandfeel/CMakeLists.txt b/kcms/lookandfeel/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kcms/lookandfeel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kcms/lookandfeel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,17 +1,25 @@
 # KI18N Translation Domain for this library
 add_definitions(-DTRANSLATION_DOMAIN=\"kcm_lookandfeel\")
 
+if(X11_Xcursor_FOUND)
+    set(HAVE_XCURSOR TRUE)
+endif()
 configure_file (config-kcm.h.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/config-kcm.h )
 
-
 set(kcm_lookandfeel_SRCS
-  kcmmain.cpp
-  kcm.cpp
-  ../krdb/krdb.cpp
-  ../cursortheme/xcursor/cursortheme.cpp
-  ../cursortheme/xcursor/xcursortheme.cpp
+    kcmmain.cpp
+    kcm.cpp
+    ../krdb/krdb.cpp
 )
 
+if (X11_Xcursor_FOUND)
+    set(kcm_lookandfeel_SRCS
+        ${kcm_lookandfeel_SRCS}
+        ../cursortheme/xcursor/cursortheme.cpp
+        ../cursortheme/xcursor/xcursortheme.cpp
+    )
+endif ()
+
 set(klauncher_xml ${KINIT_DBUS_INTERFACES_DIR}/kf5_org.kde.KLauncher.xml)
 qt5_add_dbus_interface(kcm_lookandfeel_SRCS ${klauncher_xml} klauncher_iface)
 
@@ -69,10 +77,16 @@
     # TODO: load kcm plugin instead of using code copy
     kcm.cpp
     ../krdb/krdb.cpp
-    ../cursortheme/xcursor/cursortheme.cpp
-    ../cursortheme/xcursor/xcursortheme.cpp
 )
 
+if (X11_Xcursor_FOUND)
+    set(lookandfeeltool_SRCS
+        ${lookandfeeltool_SRCS}
+        ../cursortheme/xcursor/cursortheme.cpp
+        ../cursortheme/xcursor/xcursortheme.cpp
+    )
+endif ()
+
 qt5_add_dbus_interface(lookandfeeltool_SRCS ${klauncher_xml} klauncher_iface)
 
 kconfig_add_kcfg_files(lookandfeeltool_SRCS lookandfeelsettings.kcfgc GENERATE_MOC)
diff --git a/kcms/lookandfeel/autotests/CMakeLists.txt b/kcms/lookandfeel/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/kcms/lookandfeel/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kcms/lookandfeel/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,10 +6,16 @@
      kcmtest.cpp
      ../kcm.cpp
      ../../krdb/krdb.cpp
-     ../../cursortheme/xcursor/cursortheme.cpp
-     ../../cursortheme/xcursor/xcursortheme.cpp
 )
 
+if (X11_Xcursor_FOUND)
+    set(kcmTest_SRCS
+        ${kcmTest_SRCS}
+        ../../cursortheme/xcursor/cursortheme.cpp
+        ../../cursortheme/xcursor/xcursortheme.cpp
+    )
+endif ()
+
 set(klauncher_xml ${KINIT_DBUS_INTERFACES_DIR}/kf5_org.kde.KLauncher.xml)
 qt5_add_dbus_interface(kcmTest_SRCS ${klauncher_xml} klauncher_iface)
 
diff --git a/kcms/lookandfeel/config-kcm.h.cmake b/kcms/lookandfeel/config-kcm.h.cmake
--- a/kcms/lookandfeel/config-kcm.h.cmake
+++ b/kcms/lookandfeel/config-kcm.h.cmake
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #cmakedefine HAVE_XFIXES 1
-
+#cmakedefine HAVE_XCURSOR 1
+#cmakedefine HAVE_BREEZE_DECO 1
diff --git a/kcms/lookandfeel/kcm.cpp b/kcms/lookandfeel/kcm.cpp
--- a/kcms/lookandfeel/kcm.cpp
+++ b/kcms/lookandfeel/kcm.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 #include "kcm.h"
 #include "../krdb/krdb.h"
-#include "../cursortheme/xcursor/xcursortheme.h"
 #include "config-kcm.h"
 #include "config-workspace.h"
 #include <klauncher_iface.h>
@@ -45,10 +44,14 @@
 #include <KPackage/PackageLoader>
 
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
-#include <X11/Xcursor/Xcursor.h>
 
 #include "lookandfeelsettings.h"
 
+#ifdef HAVE_XCURSOR
+#   include "../cursortheme/xcursor/xcursortheme.h"
+#   include <X11/Xcursor/Xcursor.h>
+#endif
+
 #ifdef HAVE_XFIXES
 #  include <X11/extensions/Xfixes.h>
 #endif
@@ -467,10 +470,11 @@
     cg.writeEntry("cursorTheme", themeName);
     cg.sync();
 
+#ifdef HAVE_XCURSOR
     // Require the Xcursor version that shipped with X11R6.9 or greater, since
     // in previous versions the Xfixes code wasn't enabled due to a bug in the
     // build system (freedesktop bug #975).
-#if HAVE_XFIXES && XFIXES_MAJOR >= 2 && XCURSOR_LIB_VERSION >= 10105
+#if defined(HAVE_XFIXES) && XFIXES_MAJOR >= 2 && XCURSOR_LIB_VERSION >= 10105
     const int cursorSize = cg.readEntry("cursorSize", 0);
 
     QDir themeDir = cursorThemeDir(themeName, 0);
@@ -526,6 +530,7 @@
                                  i18n("You have to restart the Plasma session for these changes to take effect."),
                                  i18n("Cursor Settings Changed"), "CursorSettingsChanged");
 #endif
+#endif
 }
 
 QDir KCMLookandFeel::cursorThemeDir(const QString &theme, const int depth)
@@ -579,6 +584,7 @@
     if (!m_cursorSearchPaths.isEmpty())
         return m_cursorSearchPaths;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_XCURSOR
 #if XCURSOR_LIB_MAJOR == 1 && XCURSOR_LIB_MINOR < 1
     // These are the default paths Xcursor will scan for cursor themes
     QString path("~/.icons:/usr/share/icons:/usr/share/pixmaps:/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/icons");
@@ -609,6 +615,9 @@
     // Expand all occurrences of ~/ to the home dir
     m_cursorSearchPaths.replaceInStrings(QRegExp(QStringLiteral("^~\\/")), QDir::home().path() + QLatin1Char('/'));
     return m_cursorSearchPaths;
+#else
+    return QStringList();
+#endif
 }
 
 void KCMLookandFeel::setSplashScreen(const QString &theme)