diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cd80f904..40f52f3b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ option(BUILD_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS "Enable building with -Wextra -Werror flags" OFF
 option(MINIMAL_BUILD "Build a minimal version of Falco, containing only the engine and basic input/output (EXPERIMENTAL)" OFF)
 option(MUSL_OPTIMIZED_BUILD "Enable if you want a musl optimized build" OFF)
 
+# gVisor is currently only supported on Linux x86_64
+if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL "x86_64" AND CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux" AND NOT MINIMAL_BUILD)
+  option(BUILD_FALCO_GVISOR "Build gVisor support for Falco" ON)
+  if (BUILD_FALCO_GVISOR)
+    add_definitions(-DHAS_GVISOR)
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 # We shouldn't need to set this, see https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/16419
 option(EP_UPDATE_DISCONNECTED "ExternalProject update disconnected" OFF)
 if (${EP_UPDATE_DISCONNECTED})
diff --git a/cmake/modules/falcosecurity-libs.cmake b/cmake/modules/falcosecurity-libs.cmake
index c6790d53..3b53e2d6 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/falcosecurity-libs.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/falcosecurity-libs.cmake
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ endif()
 
 set(LIBSINSP_DIR "${FALCOSECURITY_LIBS_SOURCE_DIR}")
 
+# configure gVisor support
+set(BUILD_LIBSCAP_GVISOR ${BUILD_FALCO_GVISOR} CACHE BOOL "")
+
 # explicitly disable the tests/examples of this dependency
 set(CREATE_TEST_TARGETS OFF CACHE BOOL "")
 set(BUILD_LIBSCAP_EXAMPLES OFF CACHE BOOL "")
diff --git a/userspace/falco/app_cmdline_options.cpp b/userspace/falco/app_cmdline_options.cpp
index 0cb3564d..cb95cf83 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/app_cmdline_options.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app_cmdline_options.cpp
@@ -162,9 +162,11 @@ void cmdline_options::define()
 		("disable-source",                "Disable a specific event source. Available event sources are: syscall or any source from a configured plugin with event sourcing capability. It can be passed multiple times. Can not disable all event sources.", cxxopts::value(disable_sources), "<event_source>")
 		("D",                             "Disable any rules with names having the substring <substring>. Can be specified multiple times. Can not be specified with -t.", cxxopts::value(disabled_rule_substrings), "<substring>")
 		("e",                             "Read the events from <events_file> in .scap format instead of tapping into live.", cxxopts::value(trace_filename), "<events_file>")
+#ifdef HAS_GVISOR
 		("g,gvisor-config",				  "Parse events from gVisor using the specified configuration file. A falco-compatible configuration file can be generated with --gvisor-generate-config and can be used for both runsc and Falco.", cxxopts::value(gvisor_config), "<gvisor_config>")
 		("gvisor-generate-config",		  "Generate a configuration file that can be used for gVisor.", cxxopts::value<std::string>(gvisor_generate_config_with_socket)->implicit_value("/tmp/gvisor.sock"), "<socket_path>")
 		("gvisor-root",					  "gVisor root directory for storage of container state. Equivalent to runsc --root flag.", cxxopts::value(gvisor_root), "<gvisor_root>")
+#endif
 		("i",                             "Print all events that are ignored by default (i.e. without the -A flag) and exit.", cxxopts::value(print_ignored_events)->default_value("false"))
 #ifndef MINIMAL_BUILD
 		("k,k8s-api",                     "Enable Kubernetes support by connecting to the API server specified as argument. E.g. \"http://admin:password@127.0.0.1:8080\". The API server can also be specified via the environment variable FALCO_K8S_API.", cxxopts::value(k8s_api), "<url>")