diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5025f6e3d..5175005be 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -33,12 +33,14 @@ conf.set('WITH_UPDATE_CHECKER', get_option('enable_update_checker'))
 deps = []
 deps_inc = []
 
+conf.set('WITH_FONTCONFIG', '0')
 if host_machine.system() == 'darwin'
     add_languages('objc', 'objcpp')
     add_project_arguments('-DGL_SILENCE_DEPRECATION', language: 'cpp')
     # meson does not currently support objcpp_std
     add_project_arguments('-std=c++11', language: 'objcpp')
 elif host_machine.system() != 'windows'
+    conf.set('WITH_FONTCONFIG', '1')
     deps += dependency('fontconfig')
 endif
 
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 34d5da291..e01353ae4 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ if host_machine.system() == 'darwin'
         'osx/retina_helper.mm',
         'osx/scintilla_ime.mm',
     ]
-else
+elif conf.get('WITH_FONTCONFIG') == '1'
     aegisub_src += 'font_file_lister_fontconfig.cpp'
 endif