diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 731ffdc4..1f461830 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -101,12 +101,14 @@ setup(
         "dbus-python>=1.2.8",
         "pyperclip",
         "pyudev>=0.21.0",
-        "python-xlib>=0.33",
         "setuptools",
         "setproctitle",
         "pexpect",
         "pyte>=0.7.0",
     ],
+    extras_require={
+        "x11": ["python-xlib>=0.33"],
+    },
 )
 
 if not forceSettingsFlag: