diff --git a/playback/player/gtk/meson.build b/playback/player/gtk/meson.build
index d00b7fac53..f7a741966e 100644
--- a/playback/player/gtk/meson.build
+++ b/playback/player/gtk/meson.build
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
-gtk_dep = dependency('gtk+-3.0')
+gtk_dep = dependency('gtk+-3.0', required: false)
 x11_dep = dependency('x11', required: false)
 
-gnome = import('gnome')
+if gtk_dep.found()
+  gnome = import('gnome')
 
-gtk_play_resources = gnome.compile_resources('gtk-play-resources', 'resources/gresources.xml',
-  source_dir : './resources',
-  c_name : 'gtk_play')
-
-executable('gtk-play',
-    sources: ['gtk-play.c',
-      gtk_play_resources,
-     'gtk-video-renderer.h',
-     'gtk-video-renderer.c'],
-    dependencies : [glib_dep, gobject_dep, gmodule_dep, gst_dep, gsttag_dep, gstplayer_dep, gtk_dep, x11_dep])
+  gtk_play_resources = gnome.compile_resources('gtk-play-resources', 'resources/gresources.xml',
+    source_dir : './resources',
+    c_name : 'gtk_play')
 
+  executable('gtk-play',
+      sources: ['gtk-play.c',
+        gtk_play_resources,
+       'gtk-video-renderer.h',
+       'gtk-video-renderer.c'],
+      dependencies : [glib_dep, gobject_dep, gmodule_dep, gst_dep, gsttag_dep, gstplayer_dep, gtk_dep, x11_dep])
+endif