diff --git a/cxl/meson.build b/cxl/meson.build
index 61b4d87..9792158 100644
--- a/cxl/meson.build
+++ b/cxl/meson.build
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ cxl_src = [
 ]
 
 if get_option('systemd').enabled()
+if get_option('libtracefs').enabled()
   install_data('cxl-monitor.service', install_dir : systemdunitdir)
 endif
+endif
 
 deps = [
   cxl_dep,