diff --git a/srcpkgs/hplip/template b/srcpkgs/hplip/template
index abbde2d34d4..ef433a25920 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/hplip/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/hplip/template
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'hplip'
 pkgname=hplip
 version=3.17.9
-revision=1
+revision=2
 #XXX: pyqt pkgs for python gui
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config automake libtool python"
 makedepends="libressl-devel python-devel libxml2-python cups-devel sane-devel
  ghostscript-devel net-snmp-devel libusb-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel dbus-devel"
-depends="python-gobject2 python-dbus foomatic-db foomatic-db-engine desktop-file-utils"
+depends="python-gobject2 python-dbus $(vopt_if gui python-PyQt4) foomatic-db foomatic-db-engine desktop-file-utils"
 conf_files="/etc/hp/hplip.conf"
 make_dirs="/var/lib/hp 0755 root root"
 pycompile_dirs="usr/share/hplip"
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/hplip/hplip/${version}/hplip-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=b2aad842f51dae7da2dd08d09ce2c27bc5f73c82a560b9494dd33589b0948678
 
+build_options="gui"
+desc_option_gui="Build with Qt4 gui support"
+
 CFLAGS="-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/libusb-1.0 -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/python2.7"
 
 do_configure() {
@@ -36,7 +39,7 @@ do_configure() {
 	# do not install systemd service file
 	sed -i '/[[:space:]]install-dist_rulessystemDATA/s,install-dist_rulessystemDATA,,' Makefile.in
 
-	./configure ${configure_args} --disable-gui-build \
+	./configure ${configure_args} $(vopt_enable gui gui-build) \
 		--disable-foomatic-rip-hplip-install \
 		--enable-foomatic-ppd-install \
 		--enable-hpcups-install \