diff --git a/source/frontend/Makefile b/source/frontend/Makefile
index 4156aa462..c51484a54 100644
--- a/source/frontend/Makefile
+++ b/source/frontend/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ RES = \
 	$(BINDIR)/resources/modgui \
 	$(BINDIR)/resources/patchcanvas \
 	$(BINDIR)/resources/widgets \
-	$(BINDIR)/resources/zynaddsubfx \
 	$(BINDIR)/resources/bigmeter-ui \
 	$(BINDIR)/resources/carla-plugin \
 	$(BINDIR)/resources/carla-plugin-patchbay \
@@ -81,6 +80,14 @@ RES = \
 	$(BINDIR)/resources/ui_midipattern.py
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(SKIP_ZYN_SYNTH),true)
+ifeq ($(HAVE_ZYN_UI_DEPS),true)
+RES += \
+	$(BINDIR)/resources/zynaddsubfx \
+	$(BINDIR)/resources/zynaddsubfx-ui
+endif
+endif
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # UI code
 
@@ -271,6 +278,10 @@ $(BINDIR)/resources/zynaddsubfx: ../native-plugins/resources/zynaddsubfx
 	-@mkdir -p $(BINDIR)/resources
 	$(LINK) $(CURDIR)/$< $(BINDIR)/resources/
 
+$(BINDIR)/resources/zynaddsubfx-ui: ../native-plugins/resources/zynaddsubfx-ui
+	-@mkdir -p $(BINDIR)/resources
+	$(LINK) $(CURDIR)/$< $(BINDIR)/resources/
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 $(OBJDIR)/%.cpp.o: %.cpp $(UIs)