--- meson.build.orig	2018-04-07 12:06:28.000000000 +0200
+++ meson.build	2018-05-08 15:01:59.098440000 +0200
@@ -297,11 +297,13 @@
   pango_deps += freetype_dep
 endif
 
-xft_dep = dependency('xft', version: xft_req_version, required: false)
-if xft_dep.found()
-  pango_conf.set('HAVE_XFT', 1)
-  pango_deps += dependency('xrender', required: false)
-  pango_deps += xft_dep
+if get_option('xft')
+  xft_dep = dependency('xft', version: xft_req_version, required: false)
+  if xft_dep.found()
+    pango_conf.set('HAVE_XFT', 1)
+    pango_deps += dependency('xrender', required: false)
+    pango_deps += xft_dep
+  endif
 endif
 
 if host_system == 'darwin'
@@ -481,9 +483,12 @@
   [ 'pango.pc' ],
   [ 'pangowin32.pc', host_system == 'windows' ],
   [ 'pangoft2.pc', build_pangoft2 ],
-  [ 'pangoxft.pc', xft_dep.found() ],
   [ 'pangocairo.pc', cairo_dep.found() ],
 ]
+
+if get_option('xft')
+  pkgconf_files += [[ 'pangoxft.pc', xft_dep.found() ]]
+endif
 
 foreach pkg: pkgconf_files
   pkg_name = pkg[0]