diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index 4a971fd2e6e2..92a22e2d067a 100755
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pkgbase = kew-git
 	depends = opus
 	depends = opusfile
 	depends = libvorbis
-	depends = libnotify
+	optdepends = libnotify
 	conflicts = kew
 	replaces = cue-git
 	source = git+https://github.com/ravachol/kew
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 2698e6c5c59b..75d5e9ba7701 100755
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ arch=('x86_64')
 url="https://github.com/ravachol/kew"
 license=('GPL2')
 conflicts=('kew')
-depends=('ffmpeg' 'fftw' 'git' 'chafa' 'freeimage' 'gcc' 'make' 'glib2' 'opus' 'opusfile' 'libvorbis' 'libnotify')
+depends=('ffmpeg' 'fftw' 'git' 'chafa' 'freeimage' 'gcc' 'make' 'glib2' 'opus' 'opusfile' 'libvorbis')
+optdepends=('libnotify')
 replaces=('cue-git')
 sha256sums=('SKIP')