diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bdac6c578e..bf2f34d946 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -482,7 +482,10 @@ set(kwin_XLIB_LIBS
     ${X11_X11_LIB}
     ${X11_ICE_LIB}
     ${X11_SM_LIB}
-    ${X11_Xinput_LIB}
+)
+
+if(X11_Xinput_FOUND)
+    set(kwin_XLIB_LIBS ${kwin_XLIB_LIBS} ${X11_Xinput_LIB}
 )
 
 set(kwin_XCB_LIBS