diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6d54280354..6aa0a65122 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ case "$host_os" in
    ;;
    linux*)
       have_linux="yes"
-      want_systemd="yes"
+      want_systemd="no"
    ;;
 esac