diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 8a570a1..e1fc5f0 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -15,11 +15,9 @@
 systemdsystemunitdir = dependency('systemd').get_variable('systemdsystemunitdir')
 install_data('conf/obmc-console@.service.in',
              'conf/obmc-console@.socket.in',
-             'conf/obmc-console-ssh@.service.in',
              rename: [
                'obmc-console@.service',
                'obmc-console@.socket',
-               'obmc-console-ssh@.service'
              ],
              install_dir: systemdsystemunitdir,
            )
@@ -29,12 +27,21 @@
                rename: [ 'client.2200.conf' ],
                install_dir: systemdsystemunitdir)
 else
-  install_data('conf/obmc-console-ssh.socket.in',
-               rename: [ 'obmc-console-ssh.socket' ],
-               install_dir: systemdsystemunitdir)
-  install_data('conf/obmc-console-ssh@.service.d/use-socket.conf.in',
-               rename: [ 'use-socket.conf' ],
-               install_dir: systemdsystemunitdir / 'obmc-console-ssh@.service.d')
+  if get_option('ssh').allowed()
+    install_data('conf/obmc-console-ssh@.service.in',
+              rename: [
+                'obmc-console-ssh@.service'
+              ],
+              install_dir: systemdsystemunitdir,
+            )
+
+    install_data('conf/obmc-console-ssh.socket.in',
+                rename: [ 'obmc-console-ssh.socket' ],
+                install_dir: systemdsystemunitdir)
+    install_data('conf/obmc-console-ssh@.service.d/use-socket.conf.in',
+                rename: [ 'use-socket.conf' ],
+                install_dir: systemdsystemunitdir / 'obmc-console-ssh@.service.d')
+  endif
 endif
 
 udev = dependency('udev', required: get_option('udev'))
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 5ebc9f4..838b5ef 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 option('udev', type: 'feature', description: 'Install console udev rules')
 option('concurrent-servers', type: 'boolean', value: 'false', description: 'Support multiple concurrent obmc-console instances')
+option('ssh', type: 'feature', description: 'Support obmc-console-ssh and obmc-console-ssh-socket')
 option('tests', type: 'boolean', description: 'Enable the test suite')