diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index 21229cb2..57d19ee4 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -443,7 +443,9 @@ void CCompositor::startCompositor() {
     if (m_sWLRSession /* Session-less Hyprland usually means a nest, don't update the env in that case */ && fork() == 0)
         execl(
             "/bin/sh", "/bin/sh", "-c",
+#ifdef USES_SYSTEMD
             "systemctl --user import-environment DISPLAY WAYLAND_DISPLAY HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP && hash dbus-update-activation-environment 2>/dev/null && "
+#endif
             "dbus-update-activation-environment --systemd WAYLAND_DISPLAY XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE",
             nullptr);
 
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index b8dd3321..15fbcda0 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -1090,8 +1090,11 @@ void CConfigManager::handleEnv(const std::string& command, const std::string& va
 
     if (command.back() == 'd') {
         // dbus
-        const auto CMD = "systemctl --user import-environment " + ARGS[0] +
+        const auto CMD =
+#ifdef USES_SYSTEMD
+            "systemctl --user import-environment " + ARGS[0] +
             " && hash dbus-update-activation-environment 2>/dev/null && "
+#endif
             "dbus-update-activation-environment --systemd " +
             ARGS[0];
         handleRawExec("", CMD.c_str());
@@ -1719,7 +1722,9 @@ void CConfigManager::dispatchExecOnce() {
     if (g_pCompositor->m_sWLRSession)
         handleRawExec(
             "",
+#ifdef USES_SYSTEMD
             "systemctl --user import-environment DISPLAY WAYLAND_DISPLAY HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP && hash dbus-update-activation-environment 2>/dev/null && "
+#endif
             "dbus-update-activation-environment --systemd WAYLAND_DISPLAY XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE");
 
     firstExecDispatched = true;