diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9b8f419b5f..0697c5c1a9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ case "$host_os" in
    ;;
    linux*)
       have_linux="yes"
-      want_systemd="yes"
    ;;
 esac