diff --git a/src/sysext/meson.build b/src/sysext/meson.build
index ede953712c..f7d42fbecf 100644
--- a/src/sysext/meson.build
+++ b/src/sysext/meson.build
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 systemd_sysext_sources = files('sysext.c')
 
-meson.add_install_script(meson_make_symlink,
-                         rootbindir / 'systemd-sysext',
-                         rootbindir / 'systemd-confext')
+if conf.get('ENABLE_SYSEXT') == 1
+        meson.add_install_script(meson_make_symlink,
+                                 rootbindir / 'systemd-sysext',
+                                 rootbindir / 'systemd-confext')
+endif