diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 4ecfba7d..96d6cb30 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@ if build_modules
 endif
 
 if build_modules
-  systemd = dependency('systemd', required: get_option('systemd'))
-  libsystemd_dep = dependency('libsystemd',required: get_option('systemd'))
-  libelogind_dep = dependency('libelogind', required: get_option('elogind'))
-  summary({'systemd conf data': systemd.found(),
-          'libsystemd': libsystemd_dep.found(),
-          'libelogind': libelogind_dep.found()}, bool_yn: true)
+  systemd = dependency('systemd', required: get_option('systemd').disable_auto_if(true).enabled())
+  libsystemd_dep = dependency('libsystemd', required: get_option('systemd').enabled())
+  libelogind_dep = dependency('libelogind', required: get_option('elogind').enabled())
+  # summary({'systemd conf data': systemd.found(),
+  #         'libsystemd': libsystemd_dep.found(),
+  #         'libelogind': libelogind_dep.found()}, bool_yn: true)
 endif
 
 gnome = import('gnome')