diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 31f87d140..04018397c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -589,7 +589,6 @@ target_link_libraries(ncls
 
 ############################################################################
 # ncplayer
-if(NOT ${USE_MULTIMEDIA} STREQUAL "none")
 file(GLOB VIEWSRCS CONFIGURE_DEPENDS src/view/*.cpp)
 add_executable(ncplayer ${VIEWSRCS} ${COMPATSRC})
 target_include_directories(ncplayer
@@ -603,7 +602,6 @@ target_link_libraries(ncplayer
     notcurses++
 )
 endif()
-endif()
 
 ############################################################################
 # testing