--- icecast-2.4.99.2/configure.ac
+++ icecast-2.4.99.2/configure.ac
@@ -92,14 +92,18 @@
     [ AC_MSG_WARN([Speex support disabled!])
     ])
 
-AC_CHECK_LIB(kate, kate_decode_init,[have_kate=yes],[have_kate=no], -logg)
-if test "x$have_kate" == "xyes"
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([kate], AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-kate], [Disable karaoke and text encapsulation support for ogg]))
+if test "x$enable_kate" != "xno"
 then
-  AC_CHECK_LIB(oggkate, kate_ogg_decode_headerin,[have_kate=yes],[have_kate=no],-lkate -logg)
+  AC_CHECK_LIB(kate, kate_decode_init,[have_kate=yes],[have_kate=no], -logg)
   if test "x$have_kate" == "xyes"
   then
-    KATE_LIBS="-loggkate -lkate -logg"
-    AC_DEFINE([HAVE_KATE],[1],[Define if you have libkate])
+    AC_CHECK_LIB(oggkate, kate_ogg_decode_headerin,[have_kate=yes],[have_kate=no],-lkate -logg)
+    if test "x$have_kate" == "xyes"
+    then
+      KATE_LIBS="-loggkate -lkate -logg"
+      AC_DEFINE([HAVE_KATE],[1],[Define if you have libkate])
+    fi
   fi
 fi
 dnl we still use format_kate as it doesn't need libkate to work