diff --git a/src/tools/meson.build b/src/tools/meson.build
index 4c087194..b7f08c1a 100644
--- a/src/tools/meson.build
+++ b/src/tools/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ tools_deps = [
   libsysprof_capture_dep,
 ]
 
-if host_machine.system() == 'linux'
+if get_option('libsysprof') and host_machine.system() == 'linux'
   sysprof_cli = executable('sysprof-cli', 'sysprof-cli.c',
     dependencies: tools_deps + [libsysprof_dep, polkit_dep, polkit_agent_dep],
      install_dir: get_option('bindir'),