diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index e7a35a8..dc3e91e 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
 	-version-info 0:0:0 -shared
 libipmi20_la_CXXFLAGS = $(COMMON_CXX)
 
+if FEATURE_LIBUSERLAYER
 providers_LTLIBRARIES += libusercmds.la
 libusercmds_la_LIBADD = \
 	libipmid/libipmid.la \
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@
 	$(libmapper_LIBS) \
 	-version-info 0:0:0 -shared
 libusercmds_la_CXXFLAGS = $(COMMON_CXX)
+endif
 
 providers_LTLIBRARIES += libsysintfcmds.la
 libsysintfcmds_la_LIBADD = \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e13f5e8..869c53d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -192,6 +192,12 @@
 AS_IF([test "x$HOST_IPMI_LIB_PATH" == "x"], [HOST_IPMI_LIB_PATH="/usr/lib/ipmid-providers/"])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([HOST_IPMI_LIB_PATH], ["$HOST_IPMI_LIB_PATH"], [The file path to search for libraries.])
 
+# When disable-libuserlayer flag is set, libuserlayer won't be included in the build.
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([libuserlayer],
+    AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-libuserlayer], [Set a flag to exclude libuserlayer])
+)
+AM_CONDITIONAL(FEATURE_LIBUSERLAYER, [test "x$enable_libuserlayer" != "xno"])
+
 # Create configured output
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
     Makefile
diff --git a/user_channel/Makefile.am b/user_channel/Makefile.am
index 3860a39..747c4c8 100644
--- a/user_channel/Makefile.am
+++ b/user_channel/Makefile.am
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@
 	-DBOOST_ASIO_DISABLE_THREADS \
 	-DBOOST_ALL_NO_LIB
 
-lib_LTLIBRARIES = libuserlayer.la libchannellayer.la
+
+lib_LTLIBRARIES =
+
+if FEATURE_LIBUSERLAYER
+
+lib_LTLIBRARIES += libuserlayer.la
 libuserlayer_la_SOURCES = \
 	user_layer.cpp \
 	user_mgmt.cpp \
@@ -29,7 +34,9 @@
 libuserlayer_la_CXXFLAGS = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir) \
 	$(COMMON_CXX)
+endif
 
+lib_LTLIBRARIES += libchannellayer.la
 libchannellayer_la_SOURCES = \
 	channel_mgmt.cpp \
 	channel_layer.cpp