diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ec8c331e..877ba461 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ set(PREFIX ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX})
 set(INCLUDEDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR})
 set(BINDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
 configure_file(hyprland.pc.in hyprland.pc @ONLY)
-configure_file(systemd/hyprland-session.service.in systemd/hyprland-session.service @ONLY)
 
 set(CMAKE_MESSAGE_LOG_LEVEL "STATUS")
 
@@ -223,6 +222,16 @@ if(NO_SYSTEMD)
 else()
   message(STATUS "SYSTEMD support is requested (NO_SYSTEMD not defined)...")
   add_compile_definitions(USES_SYSTEMD)
+  configure_file(systemd/hyprland-session.service.in
+                 systemd/hyprland-session.service @ONLY)
+
+  # session file -systemd
+  install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/systemd/hyprland-systemd.desktop
+          DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/wayland-sessions)
+
+  # install systemd service
+  install(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/systemd/hyprland-session.service
+          DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/systemd/user)
 endif()
 
 set(CPACK_PROJECT_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME})
@@ -359,11 +368,6 @@ install(
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/example/hyprland.desktop
         DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/wayland-sessions)
 
-
-# session file -systemd
-install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/systemd/hyprland-systemd.desktop
-        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/wayland-sessions)
-
 # allow Hyprland to find assets
 add_compile_definitions(DATAROOTDIR="${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATAROOTDIR}")
 
@@ -404,6 +408,3 @@ install(
   DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/hyprland
   FILES_MATCHING
   PATTERN "*.h*")
-
-#install systemd service
-install(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/systemd/hyprland-session.service DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/systemd/user)