--- rygel-0.42.0/src/rygel/application.vala	2022-09-17 12:44:58.000000000 +0200
+++ rygel-0.42.0/src/rygel/application.vala	2023-01-17 18:54:13.883852007 +0100
@@ -316,7 +316,9 @@ public class Rygel.Application : GLib.Ap
     public static int main(string[] args) {
         Environment.set_application_name (_(BuildConfig.PACKAGE_NAME));
 
+#if WITH_X11
         X.init_threads ();
+#endif
 
         Intl.setlocale (LocaleCategory.ALL, "");
         Intl.bindtextdomain (BuildConfig.GETTEXT_PACKAGE,
--- rygel-0.42.0/src/rygel/meson.build	2022-09-17 12:44:58.000000000 +0200
+++ rygel-0.42.0/src/rygel/meson.build	2023-01-17 19:26:58.753425392 +0100
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+x11_deps = dependency('x11', required : get_option('gtk'))
+gtk_opt = get_option('gtk').enabled()
+if gtk_opt == true
+    add_project_arguments('-D', 'WITH_X11', language: 'vala')
+endif
 rygel_sources = [
         'rygel-acl.vala',
         'application.vala',
@@ -6,6 +11,6 @@ rygel_sources = [
 executable('rygel',
            rygel_sources,
            c_args : ['-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="Rygel"'],
-           dependencies : rygel_deps + [build_config, rygel_core, rygel_server, dependency('x11')],
+           dependencies : rygel_deps + [build_config, rygel_core, rygel_server, x11_deps],
            install: true
            )