diff --git a/capplets/appearance/ChangeLog b/capplets/appearance/ChangeLog
index ff0263d40..eb1fa0279 100644
--- a/capplets/appearance/ChangeLog
+++ b/capplets/appearance/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2007-11-01  Jens Granseuer  <jensgr@gmx.net>
+
+	Patch by: Joel Pfaff <joel.pfaff@gmail.com>
+
+	* appearance-themes.c: (themes_init): fix build without libXcursor
+
 2007-10-30  Jens Granseuer  <jensgr@gmx.net>
 
 	* theme-installer.c: (gnome_theme_installer_run): revert last patch,
diff --git a/capplets/appearance/appearance-themes.c b/capplets/appearance/appearance-themes.c
index c261afc85..aa963870b 100644
--- a/capplets/appearance/appearance-themes.c
+++ b/capplets/appearance/appearance-themes.c
@@ -924,7 +924,9 @@ themes_init (AppearanceData *data)
   gconf_client_add_dir (data->client, "/desktop/gnome/interface", GCONF_CLIENT_PRELOAD_NONE, NULL);
   gconf_client_notify_add (data->client, METACITY_THEME_KEY, (GConfClientNotifyFunc) theme_gconf_changed, data, NULL, NULL);
   gconf_client_notify_add (data->client, CURSOR_THEME_KEY, (GConfClientNotifyFunc) theme_gconf_changed, data, NULL, NULL);
+#ifdef HAVE_XCURSOR
   gconf_client_notify_add (data->client, CURSOR_SIZE_KEY, (GConfClientNotifyFunc) theme_gconf_changed, data, NULL, NULL);
+#endif
   gconf_client_notify_add (data->client, BACKGROUND_KEY, (GConfClientNotifyFunc) background_or_font_changed, data, NULL, NULL);
   gconf_client_notify_add (data->client, APPLICATION_FONT_KEY, (GConfClientNotifyFunc) background_or_font_changed, data, NULL, NULL);
   gconf_client_notify_add (data->client, DESKTOP_FONT_KEY, (GConfClientNotifyFunc) background_or_font_changed, data, NULL, NULL);