diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/profanity/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/profanity/default.nix
index 2d75bf004b0..bd934b6cf73 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/profanity/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/profanity/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, automake, autoconf, pkgconfig, glib, openssl, expat
 , ncurses, libotr, curl, libstrophe
 
-, notifySupport ? false, libnotify ? null, libXScrnSaver ? null
-,                        libX11 ? null, gdk_pixbuf ? null
+, autoAwaySupport ? false, libXScrnSaver ? null, libX11 ? null
+, notifySupport ? false,   libnotify ? null, gdk_pixbuf ? null
 }:
 
-assert notifySupport -> libnotify != null && libXScrnSaver != null
-                     && libX11 != null && gdk_pixbuf != null;
+assert autoAwaySupport -> libXScrnSaver != null && libX11 != null;
+assert notifySupport   -> libnotify != null && gdk_pixbuf != null;
 
 with stdenv.lib;
 
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [
     automake autoconf pkgconfig
     glib openssl expat ncurses libotr curl libstrophe
-  ] ++ optionals notifySupport [ libnotify libXScrnSaver libX11 gdk_pixbuf ];
+  ] ++ optionals autoAwaySupport [ libXScrnSaver libX11 ]
+    ++ optionals notifySupport   [ libnotify gdk_pixbuf ];
 
   preConfigure = "sh bootstrap.sh";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 9acd92092f9..cc75c84bbba 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -10580,7 +10580,8 @@ let
   procmail = callPackage ../applications/misc/procmail { };
 
   profanity = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/profanity {
-    notifySupport = config.profanity.notifySupport or true;
+    notifySupport   = config.profanity.notifySupport   or true;
+    autoAwaySupport = config.profanity.autoAwaySupport or true;
   };
 
   pstree = callPackage ../applications/misc/pstree { };