diff --git a/srcpkgs/network-ups-tools/template b/srcpkgs/network-ups-tools/template
index 8b246079a6..81a7ac8b85 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/network-ups-tools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/network-ups-tools/template
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 # Template file for 'network-ups-tools'
 pkgname=network-ups-tools
 version=2.7.2
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="
  --sbindir=/usr/bin --sysconfdir=/etc/ups --without-doc --disable-static
  --datadir=/usr/share/ups --with-user=nut --with-group=nut --with-ssl
  --with-usb --without-dev --with-serial -with-avahi --with-udev-dir=/usr/lib/udev
- --with-systemdsystemunitdir=/lib/systemd/system --without-libltdl --without-ipmi
- --without-freeipmi"
+ --without-libltdl --without-ipmi --without-freeipmi"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
-makedepends="avahi-libs-devel libressl-devel libusb-compat-devel systemd-devel neon-devel"
+makedepends="avahi-libs-devel libressl-devel libusb-compat-devel neon-devel"
 system_accounts="nut"
 conf_files="
 	/etc/ups/ups.conf
@@ -27,6 +26,16 @@ distfiles="http://www.networkupstools.org/source/2.7/nut-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=4d5365359b059d96dfcb77458f361a114d26c84f1297ffcd0c6c166f7200376d
 wrksrc="nut-${version}"
 
+# Package build options
+build_options="systemd"
+
+if [ "$build_option_systemd" ]; then
+	configure_args+=" --with-systemdsystemunitdir=/lib/systemd/system"
+	makedepends+=" systemd-devel"
+else
+	configure_args+=" --without-systemdsystemunitdir"
+fi
+
 post_install() {
 	# remove unused stuff
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/{html,cgi-bin}