+++ Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
   endif
 endif
 
+ifndef WITH_PULSEAUDIO
+  WITH_PULSEAUDIO=yes
+endif
+
 CFLAGS+=-Wall -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Wsign-compare
 CFLAGS+=-g
 CFLAGS+=-std=gnu99
@@ -21,8 +25,8 @@
 CFLAGS+=-Iinclude
 LIBS+=-lconfuse
 LIBS+=-lyajl
-LIBS+=-lpulse
 LIBS+=-lm
+LIBS+=-lpulse
 
 VERSION=2.10
 GIT_VERSION="2.10 (2016-01-01)"
@@ -75,6 +79,13 @@
 LIBS:=$(filter-out -lpulse, $(LIBS)) -lpthread
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(WITH_PULSEAUDIO),yes)
+CFLAGS+=-DWITH_PULSEAUDIO
+else
+OBJS:=$(filter-out src/pulse.o, $(OBJS))
+LIBS:=$(filter-out -lpulse, $(LIBS))
+endif
+
 src/%.o: src/%.c include/i3status.h
 	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
 	@echo " CC $<"
+++ src/print_volume.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
         free(instance);
     }
 
-#ifndef __OpenBSD__
+#if !defined(__OpenBSD__) && defined(WITH_PULSEAUDIO)
     /* Try PulseAudio first */
 
     /* If the device name has the format "pulse[:N]" where N is the