diff --git a/Makefile.libretro b/Makefile.libretro
index 31c414be..8de62064 100644
--- a/Makefile.libretro
+++ b/Makefile.libretro
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ VERBOSE ?= 1
 # scripts/toolchain.lua)
 # PTR64 = 1
 
+USE_BGFX ?= 0
+
 ###########################################################################
 #
 #   LIBRETRO PLATFORM GUESSING
diff --git a/scripts/genie.lua b/scripts/genie.lua
index 4655b3f4..495308a8 100644
--- a/scripts/genie.lua
+++ b/scripts/genie.lua
@@ -387,8 +387,22 @@ newoption {
 	description = "Arguments for running debug build.",
 }
 
+newoption {
+	trigger = "USE_BGFX",
+	description = "Use bgfx.",
+	allowed = {
+		{ "0",   "Disabled"     },
+		{ "1",   "Enabled"      },
+	}
+}
+
 dofile ("extlib.lua")
 
+if not _OPTIONS["USE_BGFX"] then
+	_OPTIONS["USE_BGFX"] = "0"
+end
+
+
 if _OPTIONS["SHLIB"]=="1" then
 	LIBTYPE = "SharedLib"
 else
diff --git a/scripts/src/3rdparty.lua b/scripts/src/3rdparty.lua
index 664898d1..d720578d 100644
--- a/scripts/src/3rdparty.lua
+++ b/scripts/src/3rdparty.lua
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@
 --------------------------------------------------
 -- BGFX library objects
 --------------------------------------------------
-
+if not _OPTIONS["use_bgfx"]=="0" then
 project "bgfx"
 	uuid "d3e7e119-35cf-4f4f-aba0-d3bdcd1b879a"
 	kind "StaticLib"
@@ -1433,7 +1433,7 @@
 			"-x objective-c++",
 		}
 	end
-
+end
 
 --------------------------------------------------
 -- PortAudio library objects
diff --git a/scripts/src/main.lua b/scripts/src/main.lua
index 0b47e662..b19eb646 100644
--- a/scripts/src/main.lua	2019-05-22 00:15:58.983419982 +0200
+++ b/scripts/src/main.lua	2019-05-22 00:17:39.675345144 +0200
@@ -380,8 +380,12 @@
 			ext_lib("portmidi"),
 		}
 	end
+	if _OPTIONS["USE_BGFX"]~="0" then
+		links {
+			"bgfx",
+		}
+	end
 	links {
-		"bgfx",
 		"bimg",
 		"bx",
 		"ocore_" .. _OPTIONS["osd"],