diff --git a/950d36f8ba5a669cbc34a7972db611b675725fb5.patch b/950d36f8ba5a669cbc34a7972db611b675725fb5.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3aa03a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/950d36f8ba5a669cbc34a7972db611b675725fb5.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
+index aff75a2..7281ccb 100644
+--- a/meson.build
++++ b/meson.build
+@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ localedir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('localedir'))
+ sbindir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('sbindir'))
+ 
+ systemd = dependency('systemd', required : false)
++install_systemd_units = systemd.found() or get_option('INSTALL_SYSTEMD_UNITS')
++
+ systemdunitdir = get_option('systemdunitdir')
+-if systemdunitdir == '' and systemd.found()
++if systemdunitdir == '' and install_systemd_units
+ 	systemdunitdir = systemd.get_pkgconfig_variable('systemdsystemunitdir')
+ endif
+ 
+@@ -280,7 +282,7 @@ if build_rdisc == true
+ 		install_dir: sbindir,
+ 		link_with : [libcommon],
+ 		install: true)
+-	if systemd.found()
++	if install_systemd_units
+ 		subs = configuration_data()
+ 		subs.set('sbindir', sbindir)
+ 		unit_file = configure_file(
+@@ -316,7 +318,7 @@ if build_rarpd == true
+ 		install_dir: sbindir,
+ 		link_with : [libcommon],
+ 		install: true)
+-	if systemd.found()
++	if install_systemd_units
+ 		subs = configuration_data()
+ 		subs.set('sbindir', sbindir)
+ 		unit_file = configure_file(
+@@ -359,7 +361,7 @@ output += '\nCONFIGURATION\n'
+ output += 'Capatiblity (with libcap): ' + cap.to_string() + '\n'
+ output += 'IDN (with libidn2): ' + idn.to_string() + '\n'
+ output += 'I18N (with gettext): ' + gettext.to_string() + '\n'
+-output += 'systemd: ' + systemd.found().to_string() + '\n'
++output += 'systemd: ' + install_systemd_units.to_string() + '\n'
+ 
+ output += '\nSYSTEM PATHS\n'
+ output += 'prefix: ' + prefix + '\n'
+diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
+index aade675..c806d80 100644
+--- a/meson_options.txt
++++ b/meson_options.txt
+@@ -64,5 +64,8 @@ option('ARPING_DEFAULT_DEVICE', type : 'string', value : '',
+ option('systemdunitdir', type: 'string', value: '',
+ 	description: 'Directory for systemd units')
+ 
++option('INSTALL_SYSTEMD_UNITS', type: 'boolean', value: false,
++        description: 'Install generated systemd unit files')
++
+ option('USE_GETTEXT', type: 'boolean', value: true,
+ 	description: 'Enable I18N')
+diff --git a/ninfod/meson.build b/ninfod/meson.build
+index 80b0a44..770169a 100644
+--- a/ninfod/meson.build
++++ b/ninfod/meson.build
+@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ executable('ninfod', [ninfod_sources, git_version_h],
+ conf_data = configuration_data()
+ conf_data.set('prefix', prefix)
+ 
+-if systemd.found()
++if install_systemd_units
+ 	subs = configuration_data()
+ 	subs.set('sbindir', sbindir)
+ 	unit_file = configure_file(