diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index f87d2d074b..0a9ee86cf2 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ Menu::Menu() :
                                            SLOT(setTCPEnabled(bool)));
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(avatarOptionsMenu, MenuOption::ChatCircling, 0, true);
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBVPX
     QMenu* webcamOptionsMenu = developerMenu->addMenu("Webcam Options");
 
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(webcamOptionsMenu,
@@ -363,6 +364,8 @@ Menu::Menu() :
                                            false,
                                            appInstance->getWebcam()->getGrabber(),
                                            SLOT(setDepthOnly(bool)));
+#endif //def HAVE_LIBVPX
+
 
     QMenu* handOptionsMenu = developerMenu->addMenu("Hand Options");
 
@@ -389,13 +392,16 @@ Menu::Menu() :
                                            false,
                                            appInstance->getWebcam(),
                                            SLOT(setSkeletonTrackingOn(bool)));
-    
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBVPX
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(trackingOptionsMenu,
                                            MenuOption::LEDTracking,
                                            0,
                                            false,
                                            appInstance->getWebcam()->getGrabber(),
                                            SLOT(setLEDTrackingOn(bool)));
+#endif //def HAVE_LIBVPX
+
     
     addDisabledActionAndSeparator(developerMenu, "Testing");
 
diff --git a/interface/src/devices/Webcam.cpp b/interface/src/devices/Webcam.cpp
index 7a9ec686e3..04a7e71ff8 100644
--- a/interface/src/devices/Webcam.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/devices/Webcam.cpp
@@ -30,16 +30,22 @@ using namespace std;
 using namespace xn;
 #endif
 
+
 // register types with Qt metatype system
 int jointVectorMetaType = qRegisterMetaType<JointVector>("JointVector");
 int keyPointVectorMetaType = qRegisterMetaType<KeyPointVector>("KeyPointVector");
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBVPX
 int matMetaType = qRegisterMetaType<Mat>("cv::Mat");
 int rotatedRectMetaType = qRegisterMetaType<RotatedRect>("cv::RotatedRect");
+#endif //def HAVE_LIBVPX
 
-Webcam::Webcam() : _enabled(false), _active(false), _colorTextureID(0), _depthTextureID(0), _skeletonTrackingOn(false) {
+Webcam::Webcam() : _enabled(false), _active(false), _colorTextureID(0), _depthTextureID(0), _skeletonTrackingOn(false), _grabber(NULL) {
     // the grabber simply runs as fast as possible
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBVPX
     _grabber = new FrameGrabber();
     _grabber->moveToThread(&_grabberThread);
+#endif // def HAVE_LIBVPX
 }
 
 void Webcam::setEnabled(bool enabled) {
@@ -175,6 +181,8 @@ Webcam::~Webcam() {
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBVPX
+
 static glm::vec3 createVec3(const Point2f& pt) {
     return glm::vec3(pt.x, -pt.y, 0.0f);
 }
@@ -247,6 +255,9 @@ static float computeTransformFromKeyPoints(const KeyPointVector& keyPoints, glm:
 
 const float METERS_PER_MM = 1.0f / 1000.0f;
 
+#endif //def HAVE_LIBVPX
+
+
 void Webcam::setFrame(const Mat& color, int format, const Mat& depth, float midFaceDepth, float aspectRatio,
         const RotatedRect& faceRect, bool sending, const JointVector& joints, const KeyPointVector& keyPoints) {
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBVPX
@@ -1037,7 +1048,6 @@ void FrameGrabber::destroyCodecs() {
 #endif
 }
 
-#endif //def HAVE_LIBVPX
 
 
 Joint::Joint(const glm::vec3& position, const glm::quat& rotation, const glm::vec3& projected) :
@@ -1046,3 +1056,5 @@ Joint::Joint(const glm::vec3& position, const glm::quat& rotation, const glm::ve
 
 Joint::Joint() : isValid(false) {
 }
+
+#endif //def HAVE_LIBVPX
diff --git a/interface/src/devices/Webcam.h b/interface/src/devices/Webcam.h
index f9c480606f..cbc7807254 100644
--- a/interface/src/devices/Webcam.h
+++ b/interface/src/devices/Webcam.h
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ private:
     bool _skeletonTrackingOn;
 };
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBVPX
+
 /// Acquires and processes video frames in a dedicated thread.
 class FrameGrabber : public QObject {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -175,6 +177,9 @@ private:
 #endif
 };
 
+#endif //def HAVE_LIBVPX
+
+
 /// Contains the 3D transform and 2D projected position of a tracked joint.
 class Joint {
 public:
@@ -190,7 +195,13 @@ public:
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(JointVector)
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(KeyPointVector)
+
+
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBVPX
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(cv::Mat)
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(cv::RotatedRect)
+#endif //def HAVE_LIBVPX
+
 
 #endif /* defined(__interface__Webcam__) */