--- CMakeLists.txt.orig
+++ CMakeLists.txt
@@ -394,9 +394,12 @@
                  HAVE_SCHED_RESET_ON_FORK
                  "Required for running kwin_wayland with real-time scheduling")
 
 
-pkg_check_modules(PipeWire IMPORTED_TARGET libpipewire-0.3>=0.3.29)
-add_feature_info(PipeWire PipeWire_FOUND "Required for Wayland screencasting")
+option(KWIN_BUILD_PIPEWIRE "Required for Wayland screencasting" ON)
+if (KWIN_BUILD_PIPEWIRE)
+    pkg_check_modules(PipeWire IMPORTED_TARGET libpipewire-0.3>=0.3.29 REQUIRED)
+    add_feature_info(PipeWire PipeWire_FOUND "Required for Wayland screencasting")
+endif()
 
 if (KWIN_BUILD_NOTIFICATIONS)
     find_package(KF5 ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS Notifications)