diff --git a/backends/CMakeLists.txt b/backends/CMakeLists.txt
index 3b843b1c5af743b5bbaff9f49790219a5f7006ac..1306f711174b61141d31497660eacc413ad27d11 100644
--- a/backends/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/backends/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ if (NOT WIN32)
  	if(YAHOO2_FOUND)
 		ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(libyahoo2)
  	endif()
-	ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(twitter)
+	if(ENABLE_TWITTER)
+		ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(twitter)
+	endif()
 	if (${LIBDBUSGLIB_FOUND})
 		ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(skype)
 	endif()