diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 733f97f20..0562db395 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ SYSTEM	      = @system@
 GUI_EXE      ?= @GUI_EXE@
 GUI_TARGET    = @GUI_TARGET@
 QT_CFLAGS     = @QT_CFLAGS@
+ifeq (@REFLECTOR_REQ@,yes)
 REFLECTOR_TARGET ?= bin/hd-rum-transcode$(EXEEXT)
+endif
 TEST_TARGET  = bin/run_tests$(EXEEXT)
 
 PACKAGE_TARNAME ?= @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8dbda96d2..93b4c9b13 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3245,6 +3245,18 @@ fi
 
 ENSURE_FEATURE_PRESENT([$sdl_mixer_req], [$sdl_mixer], [SDL_mixer deps not found!])
 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Reflector
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(reflector,
+              AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-reflector], [disables reflector (default is enabled)]),
+              [reflector_req=$enableval],
+              [reflector_req=$build_default])
+if test "$reflector_req" != no; then
+        REFLECTOR_REQ=yes
+fi
+AC_SUBST(REFLECTOR_REQ)
+
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # We need to add libraries then
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------