diff --git a/x11-wm/plasma5-kwin/Makefile b/x11-wm/plasma5-kwin/Makefile
index 1f82fa16f473..2d6830b7666b 100644
--- a/x11-wm/plasma5-kwin/Makefile
+++ b/x11-wm/plasma5-kwin/Makefile
@@ -1,66 +1,71 @@
 PORTNAME=	kwin
 DISTVERSION=	${KDE_PLASMA_VERSION}
 CATEGORIES=	x11-wm kde kde-plasma
 
 MAINTAINER=	kde@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Plasma5 window manager
 WWW=		https://www.kde.org/plasma-desktop
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libdrm.so:graphics/libdrm \
 		libepoxy.so:graphics/libepoxy \
 		libepoll-shim.so:devel/libepoll-shim \
 		libfontconfig.so:x11-fonts/fontconfig \
 		libfreetype.so:print/freetype2 \
 		libinput.so:x11/libinput \
 		libudev.so:devel/libudev-devd \
 		liblcms2.so:graphics/lcms2 \
 		libwayland-cursor.so:graphics/wayland \
 		libxcb-cursor.so:x11/xcb-util-cursor \
 		libxcb-icccm.so:x11/xcb-util-wm \
 		libxcb-image.so:x11/xcb-util-image \
 		libxcb-keysyms.so:x11/xcb-util-keysyms \
 		libxkbcommon.so:x11/libxkbcommon \
-		libxcvt.so:x11/libxcvt \
-		libpipewire-0.3.so:multimedia/pipewire
+		libxcvt.so:x11/libxcvt
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/include/linux/input.h:devel/evdev-proto \
 		xwayland-devel>0:x11-servers/xwayland-devel \
 		wayland-protocols>0:graphics/wayland-protocols \
 		hwdata>0:misc/hwdata
 RUN_DEPENDS=	xwayland-devel>0:x11-servers/xwayland-devel \
 		hwdata>0:misc/hwdata
 
 CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	kwinft # bin/kwin_wayland
 
 USES=		cmake compiler:c++11-lib gettext gl gnome kde:5 pkgconfig qt:5 \
 		shebangfix tar:xz xorg \
 		python:run
 USE_GL=		egl gbm
 USE_GNOME=	glib20
 USE_KDE=	activities attica auth breeze codecs config configwidgets \
 		coreaddons crash dbusaddons decoration globalaccel i18n \
 		idletime init itemviews kcmutils kdeclarative kscreenlocker \
 		kwayland-integration newstuff notifications package \
 		plasma-framework runner service wayland widgetsaddons \
 		windowsystem xmlgui \
 		doctools:build ecm:build plasma-wayland-protocols:build
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 USE_QT=		concurrent core dbus declarative gui network uiplugin uitools \
 		widgets x11extras xml \
 		buildtools:build qmake:build testlib:build \
 		multimedia:run quickcontrols2:run virtualkeyboard:run
 USE_XORG=	ice sm x11 xcb xext xi
 SHEBANG_FILES=	kconf_update/*.py \
 		kconf_update/*.pl \
 		src/effects/strip-effect-metadata.py
 
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=		PIPEWIRE
+OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	PIPEWIRE
+PIPEWIRE_DESC=		Required for Wayland screencasting
+PIPEWIRE_LIB_DEPENDS=	libpipewire-0.3.so:multimedia/pipewire
+PIPEWIRE_CMAKE_BOOL=	KWIN_BUILD_PIPEWIRE
+
 # A (hopefully) temporary workaround for
 # https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/issues/2026
 post-patch:
 	${FIND} ${WRKSRC}/src/effects -name metadata.json -exec \
 		${REINPLACE_CMD} -E \
 			's|https://files.kde.org/plasma/kwin/effect-videos/([a-z_]+)\.ogv|https://arrowd.name/kwin-effect-videos/\1\.webm|' \
 			{} \;
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/x11-wm/plasma5-kwin/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt b/x11-wm/plasma5-kwin/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..73169cc0813a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x11-wm/plasma5-kwin/files/patch-CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+--- CMakeLists.txt.orig
++++ CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -394,9 +394,12 @@
+                  HAVE_SCHED_RESET_ON_FORK
+                  "Required for running kwin_wayland with real-time scheduling")
+ 
+ 
+-pkg_check_modules(PipeWire IMPORTED_TARGET libpipewire-0.3>=0.3.29)
+-add_feature_info(PipeWire PipeWire_FOUND "Required for Wayland screencasting")
++option(KWIN_BUILD_PIPEWIRE "Required for Wayland screencasting" ON)
++if (KWIN_BUILD_PIPEWIRE)
++    pkg_check_modules(PipeWire IMPORTED_TARGET libpipewire-0.3>=0.3.29 REQUIRED)
++    add_feature_info(PipeWire PipeWire_FOUND "Required for Wayland screencasting")
++endif()
+ 
+ if (KWIN_BUILD_NOTIFICATIONS)
+     find_package(KF5 ${KF5_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS Notifications)