--- transcode-1.0.6_rc2-r1.ebuild	2008-05-15 21:32:29.000000000 -0600
+++ /usr/portage/media-video/transcode/transcode-1.0.6_rc2-r1.ebuild	2008-05-15 21:33:14.960006057 -0600
@@ -51,9 +51,11 @@
 DEPEND="${DEPEND} amd64? ( >=sys-apps/portage-2.1.2 )"
 
 pkg_setup() {
-	if use X && ! built_with_use media-libs/libsdl X; then
-		eerror "media-libs/libsdl must be built with the X use flag."
-		die "fix use flags"
+	if use sdl; then 
+		if use X && ! built_with_use media-libs/libsdl X; then
+			eerror "media-libs/libsdl must be built with the X use flag."
+			die "fix use flags"
+		fi
 	fi
 }