diff --git a/src/conky.c b/src/conky.c
index 7b0921a1..7e5f5d50 100644
--- a/src/conky.c
+++ b/src/conky.c
@@ -719,9 +719,9 @@ static void free_text_objects(struct text_object *root)
 			case OBJ_image:
 			case OBJ_eval:
 			case OBJ_exec:
+			case OBJ_execbar:
 #ifdef X11
 			case OBJ_execgauge:
-			case OBJ_execbar:
 			case OBJ_execgraph:
 #endif
 			case OBJ_execp:
@@ -1472,13 +1472,13 @@ static struct text_object *construct_text_object(const char *s,
 	obj->a = default_##arg##_width; \
 	obj->b = default_##arg##_height; \
 }
+	END OBJ(execbar, 0)
+		SIZE_DEFAULTS(bar);
+		obj->data.s = strndup(arg ? arg : "", text_buffer_size);
 #ifdef X11
 	END OBJ(execgauge, 0)
 		SIZE_DEFAULTS(gauge);
 		obj->data.s = strndup(arg ? arg : "", text_buffer_size);
-	END OBJ(execbar, 0)
-		SIZE_DEFAULTS(bar);
-		obj->data.s = strndup(arg ? arg : "", text_buffer_size);
 	END OBJ(execgraph, 0)
 		SIZE_DEFAULTS(graph);
 		obj->data.s = strndup(arg ? arg : "", text_buffer_size);
@@ -3789,17 +3789,31 @@ static void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 					new_gauge(p, obj->a, obj->b, round_to_int(barnum * 255.0));
 				}
 			}
+#endif
 			OBJ(execbar) {
 				double barnum;
+				int i;
 
 				read_exec(obj->data.s, p, text_buffer_size);
 				barnum = get_barnum(p);
 
 				if (barnum >= 0.0) {
+#ifdef X11
 					barnum /= 100;
 					new_bar(p, obj->a, obj->b, round_to_int(barnum * 255.0));
+#else
+					barnum = round_to_int( ( barnum * obj->a ) / 100);
+					for(i=0; i<barnum; i++) {
+						*(p+i)='#';
+					}
+					for(; i < obj->a; i++) {
+						*(p+i)='_';
+					}
+					*(p+i)=0;
+#endif
 				}
 			}
+#ifdef X11
 			OBJ(execgraph) {
 				char showaslog = FALSE;
 				double barnum;
@@ -7108,7 +7122,6 @@ static void load_config_file(const char *f)
 				CONF_ERR;
 			}
 		}
-#ifdef X11
 		CONF("default_bar_size") {
 			char err = 0;
 			if (value) {
@@ -7122,6 +7135,7 @@ static void load_config_file(const char *f)
 				CONF_ERR2("default_bar_size takes 2 integer arguments (ie. 'default_bar_size 0 6')")
 			}
 		}
+#ifdef X11
 		CONF("default_graph_size") {
 			char err = 0;
 			if (value) {
diff --git a/src/specials.c b/src/specials.c
index f951fed4..3d57f3cb 100644
--- a/src/specials.c
+++ b/src/specials.c
@@ -46,11 +46,15 @@ unsigned int special_count;
 int default_bar_width = 0, default_bar_height = 6;
 int default_graph_width = 0, default_graph_height = 25;
 int default_gauge_width = 50, default_gauge_height = 25;
+#else
+int default_bar_width = 10, default_bar_height = 1;
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Scanning arguments to various special text objects
  */
 
+#ifdef X11
 const char *scan_gauge(const char *args, int *w, int *h)
 {
 	/*width and height*/
diff --git a/src/specials.h b/src/specials.h
index c1f9a4e4..2f8d0bf8 100644
--- a/src/specials.h
+++ b/src/specials.h
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ struct special_t {
 extern struct special_t *specials;
 extern unsigned int special_count;
 
-#ifdef X11
 extern int default_bar_width;
 extern int default_bar_height;
+#ifdef X11
 extern int default_graph_width;
 extern int default_graph_height;
 extern int default_gauge_width;
diff --git a/src/text_object.h b/src/text_object.h
index fe915a28..a0ba6985 100644
--- a/src/text_object.h
+++ b/src/text_object.h
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ enum text_object_type {
 	OBJ_exec,
 	OBJ_execi,
 	OBJ_texeci,
+	OBJ_execbar,
 #ifdef X11
 	OBJ_execgauge,
-	OBJ_execbar,
 	OBJ_execgraph,
 	OBJ_execibar,
 	OBJ_execigraph,