diff --git a/srcpkgs/zbar/template b/srcpkgs/zbar/template
index 45624b623b6..3e3b5cd4604 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/zbar/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/zbar/template
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ pkgname=zbar
 version=0.10
 revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--with-qt --with-gtk"
-hostmakedepends="automake pkg-config libtool gettext-devel python qt-qmake qt-host-tools glib-devel"
-makedepends="libmagick-devel libXv-devel pygtk-devel qt-devel v4l-utils-devel"
+configure_args="$(vopt_with qt) --with-gtk"
+hostmakedepends="automake pkg-config libtool gettext-devel python
+ $(vopt_if qt 'qt-qmake qt-host-tools') glib-devel"
+makedepends="libmagick-devel libXv-devel pygtk-devel $(vopt_if qt qt-devel) v4l-utils-devel"
 short_desc="A barcode reading library and application"
 maintainer="Jürgen Buchmüller <pullmoll@t-online.de>"
 license="LGPL-2"
@@ -14,6 +15,12 @@ distfiles="$SOURCEFORGE_SITE/zbar/${version}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=234efb39dbbe5cef4189cc76f37afbe3cfcfb45ae52493bfe8e191318bdbadc6
 depends="libzbar-${version}_${revision}"
 
+build_options="qt"
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	mips*)	;; # don't enable qt as it can't be built for mips*
+	*) build_options_default="qt" ;;
+esac
+
 CFLAGS="-DNDEBUG"
 
 pre_configure() {