diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/aumix/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/aumix/default.nix
index e3e1ec74ffd..6127cb7e692 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/aumix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/aumix/default.nix
@@ -28,10 +28,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     })
   ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = lib.optionals gtkGUI [ pkg-config ];
+
   buildInputs = [ gettext ncurses ]
     ++ lib.optionals gtkGUI [ gtk2 ];
 
+  configureFlags = lib.optionals (!gtkGUI) ["--without-gtk"];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Audio mixer for X and the console";
     longDescription = ''