diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 29eccd64..b67314bc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Debug OR CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES DEBUG)
     add_link_options(-pg -no-pie -fno-builtin)
 endif()
 
+check_include_file("execinfo.h" EXECINFOH)
+if(EXECINFOH)
+    message(STATUS "Configuration supports execinfo")
+    add_compile_definitions(HAS_EXECINFO)
+endif()
+
 include(CheckLibraryExists)
 check_library_exists(execinfo backtrace "" HAVE_LIBEXECINFO)
 if(HAVE_LIBEXECINFO)
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 726933bc..1d2c7f9f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ add_project_arguments(
   ],
   language: 'cpp')
 
+if cpp_compiler.check_header('execinfo.h')
+  add_project_arguments('-DHAS_EXECINFO', language: 'cpp')
+endif
+
 wlroots = subproject('wlroots', default_options: ['examples=false', 'renderers=gles2'])
 have_xwlr = wlroots.get_variable('features').get('xwayland')
 xcb_dep = dependency('xcb', required: get_option('xwayland'))
diff --git a/src/debug/CrashReporter.cpp b/src/debug/CrashReporter.cpp
index 1a28a780..ddc52561 100644
--- a/src/debug/CrashReporter.cpp
+++ b/src/debug/CrashReporter.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "CrashReporter.hpp"
 #include <random>
 #include <sys/utsname.h>
-#include <execinfo.h>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <signal.h>
 
@@ -14,19 +13,19 @@
 std::string getRandomMessage() {
 
     const std::vector<std::string>  MESSAGES = {"Sorry, didn't mean to...",
-                                                "This was an accident, I swear!",
-                                                "Calm down, it was a misinput! MISINPUT!",
-                                                "Oops",
-                                                "Vaxry is going to be upset.",
-                                                "Who tried dividing by zero?!",
-                                                "Maybe you should try dusting your PC in the meantime?",
-                                                "I tried so hard, and got so far...",
-                                                "I don't feel so good...",
-                                                "*thud*",
-                                                "Well this is awkward.",
-                                                "\"stable\"",
-                                                "I hope you didn't have any unsaved progress.",
-                                                "All these computers..."};
+                                               "This was an accident, I swear!",
+                                               "Calm down, it was a misinput! MISINPUT!",
+                                               "Oops",
+                                               "Vaxry is going to be upset.",
+                                               "Who tried dividing by zero?!",
+                                               "Maybe you should try dusting your PC in the meantime?",
+                                               "I tried so hard, and got so far...",
+                                               "I don't feel so good...",
+                                               "*thud*",
+                                               "Well this is awkward.",
+                                               "\"stable\"",
+                                               "I hope you didn't have any unsaved progress.",
+                                               "All these computers..."};
 
     std::random_device              dev;
     std::mt19937                    engine(dev());
diff --git a/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp b/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
index e54e93ac..47c1180a 100644
--- a/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 #include <sys/utsname.h>
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <sstream>
+#ifdef HAS_EXECINFO
 #include <execinfo.h>
+#endif
 
 #if defined(__DragonFly__) || defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD__)
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
@@ -689,9 +691,10 @@ std::string replaceInString(std::string subject, const std::string& search, cons
 std::vector<SCallstackFrameInfo> getBacktrace() {
     std::vector<SCallstackFrameInfo> callstack;
 
-    void*                            bt[1024];
-    size_t                           btSize;
-    char**                           btSymbols;
+#ifdef HAS_EXECINFO
+    void*  bt[1024];
+    size_t btSize;
+    char** btSymbols;
 
     btSize    = backtrace(bt, 1024);
     btSymbols = backtrace_symbols(bt, btSize);
@@ -699,6 +702,9 @@ std::vector<SCallstackFrameInfo> getBacktrace() {
     for (size_t i = 0; i < btSize; ++i) {
         callstack.emplace_back(SCallstackFrameInfo{bt[i], std::string{btSymbols[i]}});
     }
+#else
+    callstack.emplace_back(SCallstackFrameInfo{nullptr, "configuration does not support execinfo.h"});
+#endif
 
     return callstack;
 }