diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 559ee8cc5..8da3cd8f9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ option( WITH_XCOMPOSITE "Enable xcomposite support" OFF )
 option( WITH_XCURSOR "Enable xcursor support" OFF )
 option( WITH_XFIXES "Enable xfixes support" OFF )
 option( WITH_XRANDR "Enable xrandr support" OFF )
+option( WITH_XRENDER "Enable xrender support" OFF )
+option( WITH_XDAMAGE "Enable xdamage support" OFF )
+option( WITH_XEXT "Enable xext support" OFF )
 option( WITH_LIBUSB "Enable control of some mouse models through libusb" OFF )
 option( WITH_LIBRAW1394 "Enable visualization of ieee1394 devices through libraw1394" OFF )
 option( WITH_SUDO_KDESU_BACKEND "Use sudo as backend for kdesu (default is su)" OFF )
diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index c85d32a32..f35de0c3a 100644
--- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -44,11 +44,13 @@ if( BUILD_KSMSERVER OR (WITH_HAL AND BUILD_KIOSLAVES))
 endif( )
 
 
-# xrender (kdesktop, konsole, kcontrol, kicker)
-if( BUILD_KDESKTOP OR BUILD_KONSOLE OR BUILD_KCONTROL OR BUILD_KICKER )
+# xrender (kdesktop, konsole, kcontrol, kicker, kwin)
+if( WITH_XRENDER OR BUILD_KDESKTOP OR BUILD_KONSOLE OR BUILD_KCONTROL OR BUILD_KICKER )
   pkg_search_module( XRENDER xrender )
   if( XRENDER_FOUND )
     set( HAVE_XRENDER 1 )
+  elseif( WITH_XRENDER )
+    tde_message_fatal( "xrender is requested, but was not found on your system" )
   endif( )
 endif( )
 
@@ -57,20 +59,49 @@ endif( )
 if( WITH_XCURSOR )
   pkg_search_module( XCURSOR xcursor )
   if( XCURSOR_FOUND )
-    set( HAVE_XCURSOR 1 CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE )
+    set( HAVE_XCURSOR 1 )
   else( )
-    tde_message_fatal( "xcursor are requested, but not found on your system" )
+    tde_message_fatal( "xcursor is requested, but was not found on your system" )
   endif( )
 endif( )
 
 
-# xfixes (klipper)
+# xcomposite (kicker, kwin)
+if( WITH_XCOMPOSITE )
+  pkg_search_module( XCOMPOSITE xcomposite )
+  if( XCOMPOSITE_FOUND )
+    set( HAVE_XCOMPOSITE 1 )
+  else( XCOMPOSITE_FOUND )
+    tde_message_fatal( "xcomposite is requested, but was not found on your system" )
+  endif( XCOMPOSITE_FOUND )
+endif( )
+
+
+# xfixes (klipper, kicker)
 if( WITH_XFIXES )
   pkg_search_module( XFIXES xfixes )
   if( XFIXES_FOUND )
     set( HAVE_XFIXES 1 CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE )
   else( )
-    tde_message_fatal( "xfixes are requested, but not found on your system" )
+    tde_message_fatal( "xfixes is requested, but was not found on your system" )
+  endif( )
+endif( )
+
+
+# xdamage (kwin/kompmgr)
+if( WITH_XDAMAGE )
+  pkg_search_module( XDAMAGE xdamage )
+  if( NOT XDAMAGE_FOUND )
+    tde_message_fatal( "xdamage is requested, but was not found on your system" )
+  endif( )
+endif( )
+
+
+# xext (kwin/kompmgr)
+if( WITH_XEXT )
+  pkg_search_module( XEXT xext )
+  if( NOT XEXT_FOUND )
+    tde_message_fatal( "xext is requested, but was not found on your system" )
   endif( )
 endif( )
 
diff --git a/kwin/CMakeLists.txt b/kwin/CMakeLists.txt
index 9dbcd8293..4eb23b7d2 100644
--- a/kwin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kwin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ add_subdirectory( pics )
 add_subdirectory( clients )
 add_subdirectory( oldheaders )
 add_subdirectory( data )
-add_subdirectory( kompmgr )
+tde_conditional_add_subdirectory( WITH_XCOMPOSITE kompmgr )
 
 
 include_directories(
diff --git a/kwin/kompmgr/CMakeLists.txt b/kwin/kompmgr/CMakeLists.txt
index d45eb655f..0cc2e5616 100644
--- a/kwin/kompmgr/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kwin/kompmgr/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,35 +9,19 @@
 #
 #################################################
 
-##### check for xcomposite ######################
 
-if( WITH_XCOMPOSITE )
+if( NOT WITH_XRENDER )
+  tde_message_fatal( "xrender support is needed to build kompmgr.\n Pass -DWITH_XRENDER=ON to cmake arguments." )
+elseif( NOT WITH_XFIXES )
+  tde_message_fatal( "xfixes support is needed to build kompmgr.\n Pass -DWITH_XFIXES=ON to cmake arguments." )
+elseif( NOT WITH_XDAMAGE )
+  tde_message_fatal( "xdamage support is needed to build kompmgr.\n Pass -DWITH_XDAMAGE=ON to cmake arguments." )
+elseif( NOT WITH_XEXT )
+  tde_message_fatal( "xext support is needed to build kompmgr.\n Pass -DWITH_XEXT=ON to cmake arguments." )
+endif( )
 
-  pkg_search_module( XCOMPOSITE xcomposite )
-  if( XCOMPOSITE_FOUND )
-    set( HAVE_XCOMPOSITE 1 CACHE INTERNAL "" )
-  else( XCOMPOSITE_FOUND )
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "\nxcomposite are requested, but not found on your system" )
-  endif( XCOMPOSITE_FOUND )
-
-  pkg_search_module( XFIXES xfixes )
-  if( XFIXES_FOUND )
-    set( HAVE_XFIXES 1 CACHE INTERNAL "" )
-  else( XFIXES_FOUND )
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "\nxfixes are required, but not found on your system" )
-  endif( XFIXES_FOUND )
-
-  pkg_search_module( XDAMAGE xdamage )
-  if( XDAMAGE_FOUND )
-    set( HAVE_XDAMAGE 1 CACHE INTERNAL "" )
-  else( XDAMAGE_FOUND )
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "\nxdamage are required, but not found on your system" )
-  endif( XDAMAGE_FOUND )
-
-endif( WITH_XCOMPOSITE )
 
 include_directories(
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
   ${TDE_INCLUDE_DIR}
   ${TQT_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 )
@@ -49,8 +33,8 @@ link_directories(
 
 ##### kompmgr (executable) #######################
 
-tde_add_executable( kompmgr AUTOMOC
+tde_add_executable( kompmgr
   SOURCES kompmgr.c
-  LINK m X11 ${XFIXES_LIBRARIES} ${XRENDER_LIBRARIES} ${XCOMPOSITE_LIBRARIES} ${XDAMAGE_LIBRARIES}
+  LINK m ${XRENDER_LIBRARIES} ${XFIXES_LIBRARIES} ${XDAMAGE_LIBRARIES} ${XEXT_LIBRARIES} ${XCOMPOSITE_LIBRARIES}
   DESTINATION ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR}
 )