don't require x
diff --git a/src/libdraw/x11-alloc.c b/src/libdraw/x11-alloc.c
index fa7dddd..5792864 100644
--- a/src/libdraw/x11-alloc.c
+++ b/src/libdraw/x11-alloc.c
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 	m = _allocmemimage(r, chan);
 	if(chan != GREY1 && chan != _x.chan)
 		return m;
+	if(_x.display == 0)
+		return m;
 
 	/*
 	 * For bootstrapping, don't bother storing 1x1 images