diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d7dac2a8..6dba6868 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ dependencies = [
     dependency('libzmq'),
     dependency('SDL2'),
     dependency('ncurses', 'ncursesw'),
-    dependency('capstone'),
     dependency('libelf'),
     uicolours_default,
     sockets,
@@ -47,6 +46,11 @@ add_project_arguments(['-include', 'uicolours_default.h'], language: 'c')
 libdwarf = subproject('libdwarf').get_variable('libdwarf')
 dependencies += libdwarf
 
+libcapstone = dependency('capstone', version: '>=4', required: false)
+if libcapstone.found()
+    dependencies += libcapstone
+endif
+
 if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
     stream_src = [
         'Src/stream_win32.c',
@@ -165,18 +169,20 @@ executable('orbstat',
     install: true,
 )
 
-executable('orbmortem',
-    sources: [
-        'Src/orbmortem.c',
-        'Src/loadelf.c',
-        'Src/sio.c',
-        git_version_info_h,
-    ],
-    include_directories: incdirs,
-    dependencies: dependencies,
-    link_with: liborb,
-    install: true,
-)
+if libcapstone.found()
+    executable('orbmortem',
+        sources: [
+            'Src/orbmortem.c',
+            'Src/loadelf.c',
+            'Src/sio.c',
+            git_version_info_h,
+        ],
+        include_directories: incdirs,
+        dependencies: dependencies,
+        link_with: liborb,
+        install: true,
+    )
+endif
 
 executable('orbprofile',
     sources: [