diff --git a/cmake/ConkyBuildOptions.cmake b/cmake/ConkyBuildOptions.cmake
index 85fcaeb3..6013dbc0 100644
--- a/cmake/ConkyBuildOptions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ConkyBuildOptions.cmake
@@ -104,17 +104,21 @@ if(BUILD_X11)
 	option(BUILD_XDAMAGE "Build Xdamage support" true)
 	option(BUILD_XDBE "Build Xdbe (double-buffer) support" true)
 	option(BUILD_XFT "Build Xft (freetype fonts) support" true)
-	option(BUILD_ARGB "Build ARGB (real transparency) support" true)
 	option(BUILD_IMLIB2 "Enable Imlib2 support" false)
 else(BUILD_X11)
 	set(OWN_WINDOW false CACHE BOOL "Enable own_window support" FORCE)
 	set(BUILD_XDAMAGE false CACHE BOOL "Build Xdamage support" FORCE)
 	set(BUILD_XDBE false CACHE BOOL "Build Xdbe (double-buffer) support" FORCE)
 	set(BUILD_XFT false CACHE BOOL "Build Xft (freetype fonts) support" FORCE)
-	set(BUILD_ARGB false CACHE BOOL "Build ARGB (real transparency) support" FORCE)
 	set(BUILD_IMLIB2 false CACHE BOOL "Enable Imlib2 support" FORCE)
 endif(BUILD_X11)
 
+if(OWN_WINDOW)
+	option(BUILD_ARGB "Build ARGB (real transparency) support" true)
+else(OWN_WINDOW)
+	set(BUILD_ARGB false CACHE BOOL "Build ARGB (real transparency) support" FORCE)
+endif(OWN_WINDOW)
+
 option(BUILD_LUA "Build Lua support" true)
 if(BUILD_LUA)
 	option(BUILD_LUA_CAIRO "Build cairo bindings for Lua" false)