diff --git a/x11-wm/phoc/Makefile b/x11-wm/phoc/Makefile
index 918bb51026eb..59748baaae5b 100644
--- a/x11-wm/phoc/Makefile
+++ b/x11-wm/phoc/Makefile
@@ -1,38 +1,39 @@
 PORTNAME=	phoc
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	0.25.2
 CATEGORIES=	x11-wm wayland
 
 MAINTAINER=	jbeich@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Phone compositor
 WWW=		https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/Phosh/phoc
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	evdev-proto>0:devel/evdev-proto \
 		wayland-protocols>=1.15:graphics/wayland-protocols \
 		wlroots>=0.15.1<0.16.0:x11-toolkits/wlroots
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libjson-glib-1.0.so:devel/json-glib \
 		libwayland-server.so:graphics/wayland \
 		libwlroots.so:x11-toolkits/wlroots \
 		libinput.so:x11/libinput \
 		libxkbcommon.so:x11/libxkbcommon
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.mutter.gschema.xml:x11-wm/mutter
 
 USES=		compiler:c11 gl gnome meson pkgconfig python:build shebangfix xorg
 USE_GITLAB=	yes
 USE_GL=		glesv2
 USE_GNOME=	cairo gnomedesktop3
 USE_XORG=	pixman xcb
 GL_SITE=	https://gitlab.gnome.org
 GL_ACCOUNT=	World/Phosh
 GL_COMMIT=	3aee71bf5197694ee6125d6f4d06c2afc4c2a4e2
 GL_TUPLE=	https://gitlab.gnome.org:guidog:gmobile:ff854988bff80f2d4c1181ccf3c94b032603b6f9:gmobile/subprojects/gmobile
 SHEBANG_FILES=	build-aux/post_install.py
+MESON_ARGS=	-Dembed-wlroots=disabled
 CFLAGS+=	-Wno-error=format-nonliteral # clang
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/${PORTNAME}
 GLIB_SCHEMAS=	sm.puri.phoc.gschema.xml
 
 .include "${.CURDIR:H:H}/x11-toolkits/wlroots015/override.mk"
 .include <bsd.port.mk>