diff --git a/srcpkgs/rpcbind/template b/srcpkgs/rpcbind/template
index 01461ad9508..492e5010c2e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rpcbind/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rpcbind/template
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'rpcbind'
 pkgname=rpcbind
 version=0.2.1
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-warmstarts --with-statedir=/run --with-rpcuser=rpc"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config libtirpc-devel"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="libtirpc-devel"
-systemd_services="${pkgname}.service on"
 system_accounts="rpc"
 short_desc="Converts RPC program numbers into universal addresses"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
@@ -15,8 +14,15 @@ license="BSD"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 checksum=da169ff877a5a07581fad50a9a808ac6e96f0c277a3df49a7ef005778428496e
 
+build_options="systemd"
+if [ "$build_option_systemd" ]; then
+	systemd_services="${pkgname}.service on"
+fi
+
 post_install() {
 	vinstall man/rpcbind.8 644 usr/share/man/man8
 	vinstall man/rpcinfo.8 644 usr/share/man/man8
-	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/${pkgname}.service 644 usr/lib/systemd/system
+	if [ "$build_option_systemd" ]; then
+		vinstall ${FILESDIR}/${pkgname}.service 644 usr/lib/systemd/system
+	fi
 }