diff --git a/data/remotes.d/meson.build b/data/remotes.d/meson.build
index 598dd3555..69d3ef97c 100644
--- a/data/remotes.d/meson.build
+++ b/data/remotes.d/meson.build
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-install_data([
-    'lvfs.conf',
-    'lvfs-testing.conf',
-  ],
-  install_dir : join_paths(get_option('sysconfdir'), 'fwupd', 'remotes.d')
-)
+if get_option('enable-lvfs')
+  install_data([
+      'lvfs.conf',
+      'lvfs-testing.conf',
+    ],
+    install_dir : join_paths(get_option('sysconfdir'), 'fwupd', 'remotes.d')
+  )
+endif
+
 install_data('README.md',
   install_dir : join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'fwupd', 'remotes.d', 'vendor', 'firmware')
 )
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index c256cb79f..e7fc34d8a 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ option('enable-doc', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable devel
 option('enable-introspection', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'generate GObject Introspection data')
 option('enable-man', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable man pages')
 option('enable-tests', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable tests')
+option('enable-lvfs', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable LVFS remotes')
 option('enable-colorhug', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable ColorHug support')
 option('enable-libelf', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable libelf support')
 option('enable-uefi', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable UEFI support')