diff --git a/kcmkwin/CMakeLists.txt b/kcmkwin/CMakeLists.txt
index 133e99228d..30d264b874 100644
--- a/kcmkwin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kcmkwin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ kde4_no_enable_final( kwinoptions )
 add_subdirectory( kwinoptions )
 add_subdirectory( kwindecoration )
 add_subdirectory( kwinrules )
-add_subdirectory( kwincompositing )
+if( NOT KWIN_BUILD_WITH_OPENGLES )
+    # depends on GL functionality not yet ported to ES
+    add_subdirectory( kwincompositing )
+    add_subdirectory( kwinscreenedges )
+endif( NOT KWIN_BUILD_WITH_OPENGLES )
 add_subdirectory( kwindesktop )
-add_subdirectory( kwinscreenedges )
 add_subdirectory( kwintabbox )