--- configure.ac	2012-09-02 05:30:13.000000000 -0400
+++ /tmp/configure.ac	2012-09-14 14:18:41.000000000 -0400
@@ -85,9 +85,17 @@
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GEN4ASM, [intel-gen4asm >= 1.2], [gen4asm=yes], [gen4asm=no])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_GEN4ASM, test x$gen4asm = xyes)
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(UDEV, [libudev], [udev=yes], [udev=no])
-if test x"$udev" = xyes; then
-	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_UDEV,1,[Enable udev-based monitor hotplug detection])
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(udev,
+              AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-udev],
+                             [Disable udev-based monitor hotplug detection [default=auto]]),
+              [UDEV="$enableval"],
+              [UDEV=auto])
+
+if test x"$UDEV" != "xno"; then
+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(UDEV, [libudev], [udev=yes], [udev=no])
+	if test x"$udev" = xyes; then
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_UDEV,1,[Enable udev-based monitor hotplug detection])
+	fi
 fi
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(X11, [x11 xrender xext pixman-1], [x11=yes], [x11=no])