diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cc608e7978..f9a3abbe3b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ option(ENABLE_PCH "Use PCH to speed up compilation" ON)
 option(ENABLE_LTO "Enables Link Time Optimization" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_GENERIC "Enables generic build that should run on any little-endian host" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_HEADLESS "Enables running Dolphin as a headless variant" OFF)
+option(ENABLE_ALSA "Enables ALSA sound backend" ON)
+option(ENABLE_AO "Enables libao sound backend" ON)
+option(ENABLE_PULSEAUDIO "Enables PulseAudio sound backend" ON)
+option(ENABLE_OPENAL "Enables OpenAL sound backend" ON)
 
 # Maintainers: if you consider blanket disabling this for your users, please
 # consider the following points:
@@ -445,23 +449,31 @@ if (OPENGL_GL)
 	include_directories(${OPENGL_INCLUDE_DIR})
 endif()
 
-include(FindALSA OPTIONAL)
-if(ALSA_FOUND)
-	add_definitions(-DHAVE_ALSA=1)
-	message("ALSA found, enabling ALSA sound backend")
+if(ENABLE_ALSA)
+	include(FindALSA OPTIONAL)
+	if(ALSA_FOUND)
+		add_definitions(-DHAVE_ALSA=1)
+		message("ALSA found, enabling ALSA sound backend")
+	else()
+		add_definitions(-DHAVE_ALSA=0)
+		message("ALSA NOT found, disabling ALSA sound backend")
+	endif()
 else()
-	add_definitions(-DHAVE_ALSA=0)
-	message("ALSA NOT found, disabling ALSA sound backend")
-endif(ALSA_FOUND)
+	message("ALSA explicitly disabled, disabling ALSA sound backend")
+endif()
 
-check_lib(AO ao ao QUIET)
-if(AO_FOUND)
-	add_definitions(-DHAVE_AO=1)
-	message("ao found, enabling ao sound backend")
+if(ENABLE_AO)
+	check_lib(AO ao ao QUIET)
+	if(AO_FOUND)
+		add_definitions(-DHAVE_AO=1)
+		message("ao found, enabling ao sound backend")
+	else()
+		add_definitions(-DHAVE_AO=0)
+		message("ao NOT found, disabling ao sound backend")
+	endif()
 else()
-	add_definitions(-DHAVE_AO=0)
-	message("ao NOT found, disabling ao sound backend")
-endif(AO_FOUND)
+	message("ao explicitly disabled, disabling ao sound backend")
+endif()
 
 check_lib(BLUEZ bluez bluez QUIET)
 if(BLUEZ_FOUND)
@@ -472,24 +484,32 @@ else()
 	message("bluez NOT found, disabling bluetooth support")
 endif(BLUEZ_FOUND)
 
-check_lib(PULSEAUDIO libpulse pulse QUIET)
-if(PULSEAUDIO_FOUND)
-	add_definitions(-DHAVE_PULSEAUDIO=1)
-	message("PulseAudio found, enabling PulseAudio sound backend")
+if(ENABLE_PULSEAUDIO)
+	check_lib(PULSEAUDIO libpulse pulse QUIET)
+	if(PULSEAUDIO_FOUND)
+		add_definitions(-DHAVE_PULSEAUDIO=1)
+		message("PulseAudio found, enabling PulseAudio sound backend")
+	else()
+		add_definitions(-DHAVE_PULSEAUDIO=0)
+		message("PulseAudio NOT found, disabling PulseAudio sound backend")
+	endif()
 else()
-	add_definitions(-DHAVE_PULSEAUDIO=0)
-	message("PulseAudio NOT found, disabling PulseAudio sound backend")
-endif(PULSEAUDIO_FOUND)
+	message("PulseAudio explicitly disabled, disabling PulseAudio sound backend")
+endif()
 
-include(FindOpenAL OPTIONAL)
-if(OPENAL_FOUND)
-	add_definitions(-DHAVE_OPENAL=1)
-	include_directories(${OPENAL_INCLUDE_DIR})
-	message("OpenAL found, enabling OpenAL sound backend")
+if(ENABLE_OPENAL)
+	include(FindOpenAL OPTIONAL)
+	if(OPENAL_FOUND)
+		add_definitions(-DHAVE_OPENAL=1)
+		include_directories(${OPENAL_INCLUDE_DIR})
+		message("OpenAL found, enabling OpenAL sound backend")
+	else()
+		add_definitions(-DHAVE_OPENAL=0)
+		message("OpenAL NOT found, disabling OpenAL sound backend")
+	endif()
 else()
-	add_definitions(-DHAVE_OPENAL=0)
-	message("OpenAL NOT found, disabling OpenAL sound backend")
-endif(OPENAL_FOUND)
+	message("OpenAL explicitly disabled, disabling OpenAL sound backend")
+endif()
 
 include(FindLLVM OPTIONAL)
 if (LLVM_FOUND)