diff --git a/plugins/Makefile b/plugins/Makefile
index 0adc690..c0cd70b 100644
--- a/plugins/Makefile
+++ b/plugins/Makefile
@@ -202,11 +202,15 @@ ifneq ($(STATIC_BUILD),true)
 PLUGIN_FILES += Cardinal/src/AudioFile.cpp
 PLUGIN_FILES += Cardinal/src/Carla.cpp
 PLUGIN_FILES += Cardinal/src/Ildaeil.cpp
+ifneq ($(HEADLESS),true)
+ifeq ($(HAVE_X11),true)
+PLUGIN_FILES += Cardinal/src/EmbedWidget.cpp
 PLUGIN_FILES += Cardinal/src/MPV.cpp
 endif
+endif
+endif
 
 ifneq ($(HEADLESS),true)
-PLUGIN_FILES += Cardinal/src/EmbedWidget.cpp
 PLUGIN_FILES += Cardinal/src/ImGuiWidget.cpp
 PLUGIN_FILES += Cardinal/src/ImGuiTextEditor.cpp
 PLUGIN_FILES += $(wildcard Cardinal/src/DearImGui/*.cpp)
@@ -737,6 +741,10 @@ BASE_FLAGS += -I../dpf/distrho
 BASE_FLAGS += -I../include
 BASE_FLAGS += -I../include/neon-compat
 
+ifeq ($(HAVE_X11),true)
+BASE_FLAGS += -DHAVE_X11
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(SYSDEPS),true)
 BASE_FLAGS += -DCARDINAL_SYSDEPS
 else
diff --git a/plugins/plugins.cpp b/plugins/plugins.cpp
index 8cc8456..7829a6d 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins.cpp
+++ b/plugins/plugins.cpp
@@ -701,11 +701,14 @@ static void initStatic__Cardinal()
         p->addModel(modelAudioFile);
         p->addModel(modelCarla);
         p->addModel(modelIldaeil);
-        p->addModel(modelMPV);
        #else
         spl.removeModule("AudioFile");
         spl.removeModule("Carla");
         spl.removeModule("Ildaeil");
+       #endif
+       #if defined(HAVE_X11) && !defined(HEADLESS) && !defined(STATIC_BUILD)
+        p->addModel(modelMPV);
+       #else
         spl.removeModule("MPV");
        #endif
     }