diff --git a/plymouth.spec b/plymouth.spec
index 00b6435..8391a74 100644
--- a/plymouth.spec
+++ b/plymouth.spec
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 %define plymouth_libdir %{_libdir}
 %define plymouth_initrd_file /boot/initrd-plymouth.img
 
+%define with_systemd 0
+
 Name:           plymouth
 #Version:        %{tarversion}_git%{patchversion}
 Version:        0.8.5.1
@@ -311,6 +313,7 @@ This package contains the "script" boot splash theme for
 Plymouth. It it is a simple example theme the uses the "script"
 plugin.
 
+%if with_systemd
 %package systemd
 Summary:        systemd integration for Plymouth
 Group:          System/Base
@@ -321,6 +324,7 @@ Provides:       systemd-plymouth = 44.10.2
 
 %description systemd
 This package contains the service files for the systemd integration
+%endif
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
@@ -359,6 +363,9 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags}
 rm -f %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}/rhgb-client
 rm -f %{buildroot}%{_prefix}/lib/plymouth/plymouth-generate-initrd
 rm -f %{buildroot}%{_prefix}/lib/plymouth/plymouth-populate-initrd
+%if ! with_systemd
+rm -f %{buildroot}/lib/systemd
+%endif
 
 #Link the plymouth client binary also to /bin until the move to /usr is completed
 mkdir %{buildroot}/bin
@@ -632,8 +639,10 @@ fi
 %{_datadir}/plymouth/logo.png
 %{_datadir}/plymouth/themes/openSUSE/
 
+%if with_systemd
 %files systemd
 %defattr(-, root, root)
 /lib/systemd/system/*
+%endif
 
 %changelog