diff --git a/srcpkgs/libcanberra/template b/srcpkgs/libcanberra/template
index 2a4ae6db04..60c23745a0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libcanberra/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libcanberra/template
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 # Template build file for 'libcanberra'.
 pkgname=libcanberra
 version=0.30
-revision=4
+revision=5
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-alsa --enable-null
- --enable-gstreamer --disable-oss --with-builtin=dso --disable-lynx
- --with-systemdsystemunitdir=/usr/lib/systemd/system"
+ --enable-gstreamer --disable-oss --with-builtin=dso --disable-lynx"
 hostmakedepends="libtool pkg-config intltool"
 makedepends="
  gtk+-devel gtk+3-devel libvorbis-devel libltdl-devel
@@ -18,6 +17,11 @@ license="LGPL-2.1"
 distfiles="http://0pointer.de/lennart/projects/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
 checksum=c2b671e67e0c288a69fc33dc1b6f1b534d07882c2aceed37004bf48c601afa72
 
+build_options="systemd"
+if [ "$build_option_systemd" ]; then
+	configure_args+=" --with-systemdsystemunitdir=/usr/lib/systemd/system"
+fi
+
 pre_configure() {
 	libtoolize -f
 }