diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b2ad6cb9..f2604d46 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -181,22 +181,25 @@ SDLHDIR=$(MOUNT_DIR)/SDL12
 LIBSDIR=$(MOUNT_DIR)/libs
 TEMPDIR=/tmp
 
-# set PKG_CONFIG_PATH to influence this, e.g.
-# PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/opt/cross/i386-mingw32msvc/lib/pkgconfig
-ifeq ($(shell which pkg-config > /dev/null; echo $$?),0)
-  CURL_CFLAGS=$(shell pkg-config --cflags libcurl)
-  CURL_LIBS=$(shell pkg-config --libs libcurl)
-  OPENAL_CFLAGS=$(shell pkg-config --cflags openal)
-  OPENAL_LIBS=$(shell pkg-config --libs openal)
-  # FIXME: introduce CLIENT_CFLAGS
-  SDL_CFLAGS=$(shell pkg-config --cflags sdl|sed 's/-Dmain=SDL_main//')
-  SDL_LIBS=$(shell pkg-config --libs sdl)
-endif
-# Use sdl-config if all else fails
-ifeq ($(SDL_CFLAGS),)
-  ifeq ($(shell which sdl-config > /dev/null; echo $$?),0)
-    SDL_CFLAGS=$(shell sdl-config --cflags)
-    SDL_LIBS=$(shell sdl-config --libs)
+# We won't need this if we want to build the client
+ifneq ($(BUILD_CLIENT),0)
+  # set PKG_CONFIG_PATH to influence this, e.g.
+  # PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/opt/cross/i386-mingw32msvc/lib/pkgconfig
+  ifeq ($(shell which pkg-config > /dev/null; echo $$?),0)
+    CURL_CFLAGS=$(shell pkg-config --cflags libcurl)
+    CURL_LIBS=$(shell pkg-config --libs libcurl)
+    OPENAL_CFLAGS=$(shell pkg-config --cflags openal)
+    OPENAL_LIBS=$(shell pkg-config --libs openal)
+    # FIXME: introduce CLIENT_CFLAGS
+    SDL_CFLAGS=$(shell pkg-config --cflags sdl|sed 's/-Dmain=SDL_main//')
+    SDL_LIBS=$(shell pkg-config --libs sdl)
+  endif
+  # Use sdl-config if all else fails
+  ifeq ($(SDL_CFLAGS),)
+    ifeq ($(shell which sdl-config > /dev/null; echo $$?),0)
+      SDL_CFLAGS=$(shell sdl-config --cflags)
+      SDL_LIBS=$(shell sdl-config --libs)
+    endif
   endif
 endif