diff --git a/Changelog b/Changelog
index aaea88ca0..f9e6718ae 100644
--- a/Changelog
+++ b/Changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     - BUGFIX: Fix possible crash when using alternative speed limits (#598272)
     - BUGFIX: Fix possible crash on exit when using Qt >= 4.6
     - BUGFIX: Require GTK+ headers on compilation when libnotify is used
+    - BUGFIX: Added configure flag to avoid using the shipped qtsingleapplication
 
 * Wed Jun 23 2010 - Christophe Dumez <chris@qbittorrent.org> - v2.2.10
     - BUGFIX: Fix Web UI in qBittorrent nox version
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8f8a4010a..581d12329 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -18,15 +18,24 @@ Main options:
   --help              This help text.
 
 Dependency options:
-  --disable-gui                      Disable qBittorrent Graphical user
-                                    interface for headless running
-  --with-libboost-inc=[path]         Path to libboost include files
-  --with-libboost-lib=[path]         Path to libboost library files
-  --disable-libnotify               Disable use of libnotify
-  --disable-geoip-database          Disable use of geoip-database
-  --with-geoip-database-embedded     Geoip Database will be embedded in
-                                    qBittorrent executable (please follow
-                                    instructions in src/geoip/README)
+  --disable-gui                                   Disable qBittorrent
+                                                 Graphical user interface for
+                                                 headless running
+  --with-libboost-inc=[path]                      Path to libboost include
+                                                 files
+  --with-libboost-lib=[path]                      Path to libboost library
+                                                 files
+  --disable-libnotify                            Disable use of libnotify
+  --disable-geoip-database                       Disable use of geoip-database
+  --with-geoip-database-embedded                  Geoip Database will be
+                                                 embedded in qBittorrent
+                                                 executable (please follow
+                                                 instructions in
+                                                 src/geoip/README)
+  --disable-qtsingleapplication                  Disable use of libboost
+  --with-qtsingleapplication=[system|shipped]     Use the shipped
+                                                 qtsingleapplication library
+                                                 or the system one
 
 EOT
 }
@@ -173,6 +182,16 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 			shift
 			;;
 
+		--disable-qtsingleapplication)
+			QC_DISABLE_qtsingleapplication="Y"
+			shift
+			;;
+
+		--with-qtsingleapplication=*)
+			QC_WITH_QTSINGLEAPPLICATION=$optarg
+			shift
+			;;
+
 		--verbose)
 			QC_VERBOSE="Y"
 			shift
@@ -200,6 +219,8 @@ echo QC_WITH_LIBBOOST_LIB=$QC_WITH_LIBBOOST_LIB
 echo QC_DISABLE_libnotify=$QC_DISABLE_libnotify
 echo QC_DISABLE_geoip_database=$QC_DISABLE_geoip_database
 echo QC_WITH_GEOIP_DATABASE_EMBEDDED=$QC_WITH_GEOIP_DATABASE_EMBEDDED
+echo QC_DISABLE_qtsingleapplication=$QC_DISABLE_qtsingleapplication
+echo QC_WITH_QTSINGLEAPPLICATION=$QC_WITH_QTSINGLEAPPLICATION
 echo
 fi
 
@@ -585,6 +606,33 @@ public:
 #endif
 	}
 };
+#line 1 "qtsingleapplication.qcm"
+/*
+-----BEGIN QCMOD-----
+name: libboost
+arg: with-qtsingleapplication=[system|shipped], Use the shipped qtsingleapplication library or the system one
+-----END QCMOD-----
+*/
+class qc_qtsingleapplication : public ConfObj
+{
+public:
+	qc_qtsingleapplication(Conf *c) : ConfObj(c) {}
+	QString name() const { return "qtsingleapplication library"; }
+	QString shortname() const { return "qtsingleapplication"; }
+
+	bool exec(){
+        	QString s;
+		s = conf->getenv("QC_WITH_QTSINGLEAPPLICATION");
+                if(s.compare("system", Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0) {
+                  // System
+                  conf->addDefine("USE_SYSTEM_QTSINGLEAPPLICATION");
+                  printf(" [system] ");
+                } else {
+                  printf(" [shipped] ");
+		}
+		return true;
+	}
+};
 
 EOT
 cat >$1/modules_new.cpp <<EOT
@@ -606,6 +654,9 @@ cat >$1/modules_new.cpp <<EOT
     o = new qc_geoip_database(conf);
     o->required = false;
     o->disabled = false;
+    o = new qc_qtsingleapplication(conf);
+    o->required = false;
+    o->disabled = false;
 
 EOT
 cat >$1/conf4.h <<EOT
@@ -1557,6 +1608,8 @@ export QC_WITH_LIBBOOST_LIB
 export QC_DISABLE_libnotify
 export QC_DISABLE_geoip_database
 export QC_WITH_GEOIP_DATABASE_EMBEDDED
+export QC_DISABLE_qtsingleapplication
+export QC_WITH_QTSINGLEAPPLICATION
 export QC_VERBOSE
 rm -rf .qconftemp
 (
diff --git a/qbittorrent.qc b/qbittorrent.qc
index 3874ab186..c9d1811ea 100644
--- a/qbittorrent.qc
+++ b/qbittorrent.qc
@@ -19,4 +19,6 @@
   </dep>
   <dep type='geoip-database'>
   </dep>
+  <dep type='qtsingleapplication'>
+  </dep>
 </qconf>
diff --git a/src/src.pro b/src/src.pro
index 0c463f20e..2220431f7 100644
--- a/src/src.pro
+++ b/src/src.pro
@@ -360,10 +360,16 @@ contains(DEFINES, DISABLE_GUI) {
 	    ui/confirmdeletiondlg.ui
 }
 
-contains(DEFINES, DISABLE_GUI) {
-  include(qtsingleapp/qtsinglecoreapplication.pri)
+contains(DEFINES, USE_SYSTEM_QTSINGLEAPPLICATION) {
+  message("Using the system's qtsingleapplication library")
+  CONFIG += qtsingleapplication
 } else {
-  include(qtsingleapp/qtsingleapplication.pri)
+  message("Using the shipped qtsingleapplication library")
+  contains(DEFINES, DISABLE_GUI) {
+    include(qtsingleapp/qtsinglecoreapplication.pri)
+  } else {
+    include(qtsingleapp/qtsingleapplication.pri)
+  }
 }
 
 SOURCES += main.cpp \