diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c9c72e4..37f02ed 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ execute_process(
 
 include_directories(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/spdlog/include)
 
+if(MPV_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "1.28.0")
+set(SOURCES ${SOURCES} src/Backends/MPV/MPVBackend.cpp)
+else()
+add_definitions(-DDISABLE_MPV_RENDER_API)
+endif()
 
 
 if(X11_FOUND AND Xext_FOUND)
@@ -56,8 +61,8 @@ set(SOURCES
     src/logger.cpp
     src/qmldebugger.cpp
     src/Backends/MPVCommon/MPVCommon.cpp
-    src/Backends/MPV/MPVBackend.cpp
     src/Backends/MPVNoFBO/MPVNoFBOBackend.cpp
+    ${SOURCES}
 )
 
 find_program(CCACHE_FOUND cache)
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 2e80338..4bff60e 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 #include <exception>
 #include <iosfwd>
 #include <memory>
+#ifndef DISABLE_MPV_RENDER_API
 #include "Backends/MPV/MPVBackend.hpp"
+#endif
 #include "Backends/MPVNoFBO/MPVNoFBOBackend.hpp"
 #include "Process.h"
 #include "ThumbnailCache.h"
@@ -151,12 +153,15 @@ main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
   qmlRegisterType<UtilsClass>("player", 1, 0, "Utils");
 
+#ifndef DISABLE_MPV_RENDER_API
   if (settings.value("Backend/fbo", true).toBool()) {
     qmlRegisterType<MPVBackend>("player", 1, 0, "PlayerBackend");
   } else {
     qmlRegisterType<MPVNoFBOBackend>("player", 1, 0, "PlayerBackend");
   }
-
+#else
+  qmlRegisterType<MPVNoFBOBackend>("player", 1, 0, "PlayerBackend");
+#endif
   setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, "C");
   launcherLogger->info("Loading player...");