--- a/pkg/manifests/x11-server-xvnc.p5m	Wed Nov 16 11:20:14 2016 -0800
+++ b/pkg/manifests/x11-server-xvnc.p5m	Mon Nov 21 19:14:48 2016 -0800
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@
 # vnclock.sh requires xdg-utils
 depend type=require fmri=pkg:/desktop/xdg/xdg-utils
 
-# Xvnc depends on xscreensaver
-depend type=require fmri=pkg:/desktop/xscreensaver
+# Xvnc depends on xscreensaver.  However, it will still work without the
+# xscreensaver functionality so it is not a strict requirement.
+depend type=group fmri=pkg:/desktop/xscreensaver
 
 # We need ck-launch-session for VNC/gnome3
 depend type=require fmri=pkg:/library/xdg/consolekit