diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 17c74b1fa..0408b9b28 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ po/Rules-quot
 
 endif
 
+DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = --disable-systemd
+
 EXTRA_DIST = config.rpath  README AUTHORS COPYING \
              enlightenment.spec.in enlightenment.spec enlightenment.pc