diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index cef9e15dc53..2170fbca317 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 # USE_SYSTEM_LIB_LUA = 1
 # USE_SYSTEM_LIB_SQLITE3 = 1
 # USE_SYSTEM_LIB_PORTMIDI = 1
+# USE_SYSTEM_LIB_PORTAUDIO = 1
 
 # MESA_INSTALL_ROOT = /opt/mesa
 # SDL_INSTALL_ROOT = /opt/sdl2
@@ -336,6 +337,10 @@ ifndef USE_SYSTEM_LIB_PORTMIDI
 PARAMS += --with-bundled-portmidi
 endif
 
+ifndef USE_SYSTEM_LIB_PORTAUDIO
+PARAMS += --with-bundled-portaudio
+endif
+
 #-------------------------------------------------
 # distribution may change things
 #-------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/scripts/genie.lua b/scripts/genie.lua
index 150c6d73294..cfe0efeff9e 100644
--- a/scripts/genie.lua
+++ b/scripts/genie.lua
@@ -128,6 +128,11 @@ newoption {
     description = 'Build bundled PortMidi library',
 }
 
+newoption {
+    trigger = 'with-bundled-portaudio',
+    description = 'Build bundled PortAudio library',
+}
+
 newoption {
 	trigger = "distro",
 	description = "Choose distribution",
diff --git a/scripts/src/3rdparty.lua b/scripts/src/3rdparty.lua
index c2808c55dc5..889a6737cd5 100644
--- a/scripts/src/3rdparty.lua
+++ b/scripts/src/3rdparty.lua
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ end
 -- PortAudio library objects
 --------------------------------------------------
 
+if _OPTIONS["with-bundled-portaudio"] then
 project "portaudio"
 	uuid "0755c5f5-eccf-47f3-98a9-df67018a94d4"
 	kind "StaticLib"
@@ -775,6 +776,11 @@ project "portaudio"
 			"-Wshadow"
 		}
 	end
+else
+links {
+	"portaudio",
+}
+end
 		
 --------------------------------------------------
 -- UnitTest++ library objects