diff --git a/examples/protonect/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/protonect/CMakeLists.txt
index 2ff532033..7df076efb 100644
--- a/examples/protonect/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/protonect/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ SET(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE RelWithDebInfo)
 SET(MY_DIR ${libfreenect2_SOURCE_DIR})
 
 OPTION(ENABLE_CXX11 "Enable C++11 support" OFF)
+OPTION(ENABLE_OPENCL "Enable OpenCL support" ON)
 
 IF(ENABLE_CXX11)
   INCLUDE(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ LIST(APPEND RESOURCES
   src/shader/stage2.fs
 )
 
-IF(OPENCL_FOUND)
+IF(ENABLE_OPENCL AND OPENCL_FOUND)
   ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DWITH_OPENCL_SUPPORT)
   INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${OPENCL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
   
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ IF(OPENCL_FOUND)
   LIST(APPEND RESOURCES
     src/opencl_depth_packet_processor.cl
   )
-ENDIF(OPENCL_FOUND)
+ENDIF(ENABLE_OPENCL AND OPENCL_FOUND)
 
 GENERATE_RESOURCES(${RESOURCES_INC_FILE} ${MY_DIR} ${RESOURCES})
 
diff --git a/examples/protonect/include/libfreenect2/packet_pipeline.h b/examples/protonect/include/libfreenect2/packet_pipeline.h
index d0f863c96..e19022f48 100644
--- a/examples/protonect/include/libfreenect2/packet_pipeline.h
+++ b/examples/protonect/include/libfreenect2/packet_pipeline.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ class OpenGLPacketPipeline : public BasePacketPipeline
   virtual ~OpenGLPacketPipeline();
 };
 
+#ifdef WITH_OPENCL_SUPPORT
 class OpenCLPacketPipeline : public BasePacketPipeline
 {
 protected:
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ class OpenCLPacketPipeline : public BasePacketPipeline
   OpenCLPacketPipeline();
   virtual ~OpenCLPacketPipeline();
 };
+#endif // WITH_OPENCL_SUPPORT
 
 typedef OpenGLPacketPipeline DefaultPacketPipeline;
 
diff --git a/examples/protonect/src/packet_pipeline.cpp b/examples/protonect/src/packet_pipeline.cpp
index 1e7c394c7..a461e5ab6 100644
--- a/examples/protonect/src/packet_pipeline.cpp
+++ b/examples/protonect/src/packet_pipeline.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ DepthPacketProcessor *OpenGLPacketPipeline::createDepthPacketProcessor()
   return depth_processor;
 }
 
+
+#ifdef WITH_OPENCL_SUPPORT
+
 OpenCLPacketPipeline::OpenCLPacketPipeline() 
 { 
   initialize();
@@ -129,5 +132,6 @@ DepthPacketProcessor *OpenCLPacketPipeline::createDepthPacketProcessor()
   
   return depth_processor;
 }
+#endif // WITH_OPENCL_SUPPORT
 
 } /* namespace libfreenect2 */