diff --git a/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/Makefile.am b/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/Makefile.am
index 961c57408..eb5c57276 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/Makefile.am
+++ b/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/Makefile.am
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ modesetting_drv_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
 modesetting_drv_la_LIBADD = $(UDEV_LIBS) $(DRM_LIBS)
 modesetting_drv_ladir = @moduledir@/drivers
 
+if PRESENT
+present_c=present.c
+endif
+
 modesetting_drv_la_SOURCES = \
 	 dri2.c \
 	 driver.c \
@@ -52,7 +56,7 @@ modesetting_drv_la_SOURCES = \
 	 drmmode_display.h \
 	 dumb_bo.c \
 	 dumb_bo.h \
-	 present.c \
+	 $(present_c) \
 	 vblank.c \
 	 pageflip.c \
 	 $(NULL)
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/drmmode_display.c b/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/drmmode_display.c
index 21c9222e1..b9e8bb97e 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/drmmode_display.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/drmmode_display.c
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@
 #include <xf86drm.h>
 #include "xf86Crtc.h"
 #include "drmmode_display.h"
+#ifdef PRESENT
 #include "present.h"
+#endif
 
 #include <cursorstr.h>
 
@@ -233,8 +235,11 @@ get_drawable_modifiers(DrawablePtr draw, uint32_t format,
     ScrnInfoPtr scrn = xf86ScreenToScrn(draw->pScreen);
     modesettingPtr ms = modesettingPTR(scrn);
 
-    if (!present_can_window_flip((WindowPtr) draw) ||
-        !ms->drmmode.pageflip || ms->drmmode.dri2_flipping || !scrn->vtSema) {
+    if (!ms->drmmode.pageflip || ms->drmmode.dri2_flipping || !scrn->vtSema
+#ifdef PRESENT
+    || !present_can_window_flip((WindowPtr) draw)
+#endif
+        ) {
         *num_modifiers = 0;
         *modifiers = NULL;
         return TRUE;
diff --git a/os/utils.c b/os/utils.c
index 008ed0463..d8fab7ed0 100644
--- a/os/utils.c
+++ b/os/utils.c
@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@ __stdcall unsigned long GetTickCount(void);
 
 #include "miinitext.h"
 
+#ifdef PRESENT
 #include "present.h"
+#endif
 
 Bool noTestExtensions;
 
@@ -540,7 +542,9 @@ UseMsg(void)
     ErrorF
         ("-deferglyphs [none|all|16] defer loading of [no|all|16-bit] glyphs\n");
     ErrorF("-f #                   bell base (0-100)\n");
+#ifdef PRESENT
     ErrorF("-fakescreenfps #       fake screen default fps (1-600)\n");
+#endif
     ErrorF("-fp string             default font path\n");
     ErrorF("-help                  prints message with these options\n");
     ErrorF("+iglx                  Allow creating indirect GLX contexts\n");
@@ -793,6 +797,7 @@ ProcessCommandLine(int argc, char *argv[])
             else
                 UseMsg();
         }
+#ifdef PRESENT
         else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-fakescreenfps") == 0) {
             if (++i < argc) {
                 FakeScreenFps = (uint32_t) atoi(argv[i]);
@@ -802,6 +807,7 @@ ProcessCommandLine(int argc, char *argv[])
             else
                 UseMsg();
         }
+#endif
         else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-fp") == 0) {
             if (++i < argc) {
                 defaultFontPath = argv[i];