diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7432912f9..9b8b89f11 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -637,6 +637,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(windowswm,      AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-windowswm], [Build XWin w
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(libdrm,         AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-libdrm], [Build Xorg with libdrm support (default: enabled)]), [DRM=$enableval],[DRM=yes])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(clientids,      AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-clientids], [Build Xorg with client ID tracking (default: enabled)]), [CLIENTIDS=$enableval], [CLIENTIDS=yes])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(pciaccess, AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-pciaccess], [Build Xorg with pciaccess library (default: enabled)]), [PCI=$enableval], [PCI=yes])
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(linux_acpi, AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-linux-acpi], [Disable building ACPI support on Linux (if available).]), [enable_linux_acpi=$enableval], [enable_linux_acpi=yes])
 
 dnl DDXes.
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(xorg,    	      AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-xorg], [Build Xorg server (default: auto)]), [XORG=$enableval], [XORG=auto])
@@ -1745,7 +1746,7 @@ if test "x$XORG" = xyes; then
 		  	linux_alpha=yes
 			;;
 		  i*86|amd64*|x86_64*|ia64*)
-			linux_acpi="yes"
+			linux_acpi=$enable_linux_acpi
 			;;
 		  *)
 			;;