diff --git a/libcaca.changes b/libcaca.changes
index e56d070..8bea846 100644
--- a/libcaca.changes
+++ b/libcaca.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Mar 17 21:53:40 UTC 2013 - dmueller@suse.com
+
+- add buildconditional to build optionally without mono 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jun  6 10:09:07 UTC 2012 - cfarrell@suse.com
 
diff --git a/libcaca.spec b/libcaca.spec
index 03204ae..238ca97 100644
--- a/libcaca.spec
+++ b/libcaca.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package libcaca
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2012 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2013 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 %define withjava 0
 %define withpython 1
+%bcond_without mono
 
 Name:           libcaca
 BuildRequires:  doxygen
@@ -35,7 +36,9 @@ BuildRequires:  freeglut-devel
 BuildRequires:  ftgl-devel
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  java-devel
+%if %{with mono}
 BuildRequires:  mono-devel
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
 BuildRequires:  ruby-devel
 BuildRequires:  xorg-x11-libs
@@ -98,6 +101,7 @@ Requires:       %{name}0-java = %{version}
 This package contains the header files and static libraries needed to
 compile applications or shared objects that use libcaca.
 
+%if %{with mono}
 %package csharp
 Summary:        C# support for libcaca
 Group:          Development/Languages/Mono
@@ -106,6 +110,7 @@ Requires:       mono
 
 %description csharp
 This package contains all that is needed to use libcaca from C# code.
+%endif
 
 %if 0%{?withjava} == 1
 
@@ -219,7 +224,9 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %fdupes -s %{buildroot}%{python_sitelib}/caca/
 %fdupes -s %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/
+%if %{with mono}
 %fdupes -s %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/mono
+%endif
 
 %post -n libcaca0 -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
@@ -258,9 +265,11 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags}
 %{_libdir}/jni/libcaca-java.so
 %endif
 
+%if %{with mono}
 %files csharp
 %defattr(-, root, root, 0755)
 %{_libdir}/mono
+%endif
 
 %files ruby
 %defattr(-, root, root, 0755)