diff --git a/multimedia/VLC2/Portfile b/multimedia/VLC2/Portfile
index a2e25678f35f..4b0a0c7a928a 100644
--- a/multimedia/VLC2/Portfile
+++ b/multimedia/VLC2/Portfile
@@ -379,6 +379,12 @@ if {(${subport} eq ${name}) || (${subport} eq "lib${name}")} {
                         --enable-bonjour \
                         --enable-upnp
 
+    # Screen module uses CGDisplayCreateImageForRect which exists in 10.6+:
+    if {${os.platform} eq "darwin" && ${os.major} < 10} {
+        configure.args-append \
+                        --disable-screen
+    }
+
     platform macosx {
         # taken from VLC's own configure.sh script for OS X:
         configure.args-replace  --disable-realrtsp --enable-realrtsp