diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos-homebrew.yml b/.github/workflows/macos-homebrew.yml
index e712f2a7..f6b44959 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos-homebrew.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos-homebrew.yml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
           
       - name: compile
         run: |          
-          qmake CONFIG+=release CONFIG+=no_macos_universal CONFIG+=zim_support CONFIG+=use_xapian CONFIG+=no_ffmpeg_player
+          qmake CONFIG+=release CONFIG+=no_macos_universal CONFIG+=zim_support CONFIG+=use_xapian CONFIG+=no_ffmpeg_player CONFIG+=no_tts_support
           make -j8
           
       - name: package
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-6.x.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-6.x.yml
index ac0eb1c3..b2c7e1c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-6.x.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-6.x.yml
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ jobs:
         id: build
         shell: cmd
         run: |
-          qmake "CONFIG+=zim_support" CONFIG+=release CONFIG+=use_xapian CONFIG+=use_iconv CONFIG+=use_breakpad CONFIG+=no_ffmpeg_player
+          qmake "CONFIG+=zim_support" CONFIG+=release CONFIG+=use_xapian CONFIG+=use_iconv CONFIG+=use_breakpad CONFIG+=no_ffmpeg_player CONFIG+=no_tts_support
           nmake
 
           echo winSdkDir=%WindowsSdkDir% >> %GITHUB_ENV%
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 996d1a0d..9d8dfb3c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ option(WITH_FFMPEG_PLAYER "Enable support for FFMPEG player" ON)
 option(WITH_EPWING_SUPPORT "Enable epwing support" ON)
 option(WITH_XAPIAN "enable Xapian support" ON)
 option(WITH_ZIM "enable zim support" ON)
+option(WITH_TTS "enable QTexttoSpeech support" ON)
 
 # options for linux packaging
 option(USE_SYSTEM_FMT "use system fmt instead of bundled one" OFF)
@@ -160,6 +161,10 @@ if (WITH_FFMPEG_PLAYER)
     target_compile_definitions(${GOLDENDICT} PUBLIC MAKE_FFMPEG_PLAYER)
 endif ()
 
+if(NOT WITH_TTS)
+    target_compile_definitions(${GOLDENDICT} PUBLIC NO_TTS_SUPPORT)
+endif()
+
 
 if (NOT WITH_EPWING_SUPPORT)
     target_compile_definitions(${GOLDENDICT} PUBLIC NO_EPWING_SUPPORT)
diff --git a/goldendict.pro b/goldendict.pro
index 030e59c0..7ffb5374 100644
--- a/goldendict.pro
+++ b/goldendict.pro
@@ -533,9 +533,14 @@ SOURCES += \
 
 #speech to text
 SOURCES += src/speechclient.cc \
-           src/texttospeechsource.cc
+          src/texttospeechsource.cc
 HEADERS += src/texttospeechsource.hh \
-           src/speechclient.hh
+          src/speechclient.hh
+          
+CONFIG( no_tts_support ) {
+  DEFINES += NO_TTS_SUPPORT
+}
+
 
 mac {
     HEADERS += src/macos/macmouseover.hh \
diff --git a/src/dict/sources.cc b/src/dict/sources.cc
index 129bdf28..3acdec4c 100644
--- a/src/dict/sources.cc
+++ b/src/dict/sources.cc
@@ -124,10 +124,12 @@ Sources::Sources( QWidget * parent, Config::Class const & cfg ):
   ui.forvoLanguageCodes->setText( forvo.languageCodes );
 
   // Text to speech
+#ifndef NO_TTS_SUPPORT
   if ( !cfg.notts ) {
     textToSpeechSource = new TextToSpeechSource( this, cfg.voiceEngines );
     ui.tabWidget->addTab( textToSpeechSource, QIcon( ":/icons/text2speech.svg" ), tr( "Text to Speech" ) );
   }
+#endif
 
   if ( Config::isPortableVersion() ) {
     // Paths
diff --git a/src/version.hh b/src/version.hh
index e077c41d..acd76428 100644
--- a/src/version.hh
+++ b/src/version.hh
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ const QLatin1String flags = QLatin1String(
 #ifdef MAKE_CHINESE_CONVERSION_SUPPORT
   " MAKE_CHINESE_CONVERSION_SUPPORT"
 #endif
+#ifdef NO_TTS_SUPPORT
+  " NO_TTS_SUPPORT"
+#endif
+#ifndef MAKE_FFMPEG_PLAYER
+  " no_ffmpeg_player"
+#endif
 );
 
 const QLatin1String compiler = QLatin1String(
diff --git a/website/docs/howto/build_from_source.md b/website/docs/howto/build_from_source.md
index dfae4bb0..30757111 100644
--- a/website/docs/howto/build_from_source.md
+++ b/website/docs/howto/build_from_source.md
@@ -192,6 +192,11 @@ Then enable google breakpad like this with qmake:
 qmake "CONFIG+=use_breakpad"
 ```
 
+#### build with tts disabled
+
+`CONFIG+=no_tts_support` will disable the QTextToSpeech feature.
+
+
 ### Build with VS2019
 
 VS2019 support CMake project, open the source directory directly then you go.