--- jackbeat-0.7.6/configure.ac.orig
+++ jackbeat-0.7.6/configure.ac
@@ -67,20 +67,25 @@
 AC_SUBST(JACK_LIBS)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_JACK, [test "$have_jack" = "1"])
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PULSE, libpulse-simple >= 0.9.10, [have_pulse=1], true)
-AC_SUBST(PULSE_CFLAGS)
-AC_SUBST(PULSE_LIBS)
-if test "$have_pulse" = "1"
+AC_ARG_WITH([pulse], [AS_HELP_STRING([--without-pulse], [disable PulseAudio support])], [], [with_pulse=yes])
+
+if test "x$with_pulse" != xno
 then
-  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PULSE, [1], [PulseAudio support])
+  PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PULSE, libpulse-simple >= 0.9.10, [have_pulse=1], true)
+else
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([for PULSE])
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([disabled])
 fi
-AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_PULSE, [test "$have_pulse" = "1"])
 
-if test "$have_pulse" = "" && test "$is_linux" = "1"
+if test "$have_pulse" != ""
 then
-  AC_MSG_WARN([Can't find libpulse, PulseAudio will not be supported])
+  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PULSE, [1], [PulseAudio support])
 fi
 
+AC_SUBST(PULSE_CFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(PULSE_LIBS)
+AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_PULSE, [test "$have_pulse" = "1"])
+
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GTK, gtk+-2.0 >= 2.12, [have_pkg_gtk=true], true)
 
 if test x$have_pkg_gtk = xtrue