--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 MANPREFIX = $(PREFIX)/share/man
 
 # enable user detection using libsystemd
-HAVE_SYSTEMD = 1
+HAVE_SYSTEMD = 0
 
 cflags = -Wall -pedantic $(CFLAGS)
 cppflags = -I. $(CPPFLAGS) -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500