diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index aa22092e..76191921 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1999-09-17  Martin Baulig  <martin@home-of-linux.org>
+
+	* configure.in: Make it work if we have GNOME and the user
+	gave use --without-gnome (fixes bug #1735).
+
 1999-07-29  Martin Baulig  <martin@home-of-linux.org>
 
 	* include/glibtop/error.h: Use G_GNUC_UNUSED.
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index de1ea334..d50960e6 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -97,10 +97,15 @@ if test "x$gnome_found" != xyes; then
   fi
   GNOME_SUPPORT_CHECKS
 else
-  AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_GNOME_SUPPORT, false)
-  AM_CONDITIONAL(CROSS_COMPILING, test "x$cross_compiling" = xyes)
+  if test "x$want_gnome" != xno ; then
+    AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_GNOME_SUPPORT, false)
+  else
+    GNOME_SUPPORT_CHECKS
+  fi
 fi
 
+AM_CONDITIONAL(CROSS_COMPILING, test "x$cross_compiling" = xyes)
+
 GNOME_LIBGTOP_SYSDEPS
 GNOME_LIBGTOP_TYPES