diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b27f5cd..dc8098b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ ARC_ENABLE([UNITY],         [unity],         [Unity],         [disable])
 ARC_ENABLE([XFWM],          [xfwm],          [XFWM],          [disable])
 ARC_ENABLE([TRANSPARENCY],  [transparency],  [transparency],  [disable])
 
-ARC_GNOME
+AS_IF([test "x$ENABLE_GNOME_SHELL$ENABLE_GTK3" != xnono], [ARC_GNOME])
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
     common/Makefile