--- a/configure.ac
@@ -123,6 +119,10 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([zypp], AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-zypp],[Disable zypp plugin suppo
 		[with_zypp=$enableval],[with_zypp=yes])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_ZYPP, [test "x$with_zypp" = "xyes"])
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([systemd], AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-systemd],[Disable systemd support]),
+		[enable_systemd=$enableval],[enable_systemd=yes])
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_SYSTEMD, [test "x$enable_systemd" = "xyes"])
+
 AC_CHECK_LIB(btrfs, btrfs_read_and_process_send_stream)
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([btrfs/version.h])
 
--- a/data/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/Makefile.am
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@ install-data-local:
 	install -D -m 644 org.opensuse.Snapper.conf $(DESTDIR)/etc/dbus-1/system.d/org.opensuse.Snapper.conf
 	install -D -m 644 org.opensuse.Snapper.service $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.opensuse.Snapper.service
 
+if ENABLE_SYSTEMD
 	install -D -m 644 timeline.service $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system/snapper-timeline.service
 	install -D -m 644 timeline.timer $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system/snapper-timeline.timer
 	install -D -m 644 cleanup.service $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system/snapper-cleanup.service
 	install -D -m 644 cleanup.timer $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system/snapper-cleanup.timer
 	install -D -m 644 boot.service $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system/snapper-boot.service
 	install -D -m 644 boot.timer $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system/snapper-boot.timer
+endif
 
 if HAVE_ZYPP
 	install -D -m 644 zypp-plugin.conf $(DESTDIR)/etc/snapper/zypp-plugin.conf