diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 12afdefcc..0a23e0601 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -307,7 +307,9 @@ endif()
 
 find_package(cmark REQUIRED)
 
-if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")
+option(Launcher_ENABLE_GAMEMODE "Enable Feral Gamemode support" ON)
+
+if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux" AND Launcher_ENABLE_GAMEMODE)
     find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
     pkg_check_modules(gamemode REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET gamemode)
 endif()
diff --git a/launcher/Application.cpp b/launcher/Application.cpp
index ddeb30588..58943416f 100644
--- a/launcher/Application.cpp
+++ b/launcher/Application.cpp
@@ -131,8 +131,10 @@
 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 #include "LibraryUtils.h"
+#ifdef ENABLE_GAMEMODE
 #include "gamemode_client.h"
 #endif
+#endif
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_LINUX)
 #include <sys/statvfs.h>
@@ -1834,8 +1836,10 @@ void Application::updateCapabilities()
         m_capabilities |= SupportsFlame;
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+#ifdef ENABLE_GAMEMODE
     if (gamemode_query_status() >= 0)
         m_capabilities |= SupportsGameMode;
+#endif
 
     if (!LibraryUtils::findMangoHud().isEmpty())
         m_capabilities |= SupportsMangoHud;
diff --git a/launcher/CMakeLists.txt b/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
index 7d4430fd2..161afa1cf 100644
--- a/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/launcher/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1278,10 +1278,11 @@ else()
     target_link_libraries(Launcher_logic LibArchive::LibArchive)
 endif()
 
-if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")
+if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux" AND Launcher_ENABLE_GAMEMODE)
     target_link_libraries(Launcher_logic
         gamemode
     )
+    add_compile_definitions(ENABLE_GAMEMODE)
 endif()
 
 target_link_libraries(Launcher_logic
diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/launch/LauncherPartLaunch.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/launch/LauncherPartLaunch.cpp
index e4d3ec1ef..f04602e98 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/launch/LauncherPartLaunch.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/launch/LauncherPartLaunch.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include "launch/LaunchTask.h"
 #include "minecraft/MinecraftInstance.h"
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+#if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) && ENABLE_GAMEMODE
 #include "gamemode_client.h"
 #endif
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ void LauncherPartLaunch::executeTask()
         m_process.start(javaPath, args);
     }
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+#if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) && ENABLE_GAMEMODE
     if (instance->settings()->get("EnableFeralGamemode").toBool() && APPLICATION->capabilities() & Application::SupportsGameMode) {
         auto pid = m_process.processId();
         if (pid) {