diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_test.sh b/.github/workflows/build_test.sh
index 99dadd2228..c550046761 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/build_test.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_test.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ success() { echo >&2 -e "\033[32;1m$1\033[0m"; }
 
 ARGS=(
     "--optimization=0 -Dopenssl=disabled -Dcryptolib=gcrypt -Ddns-over-tls=gnutls -Dtpm=true -Dtpm2=enabled"
-    "--optimization=s"
+    "--optimization=s -Dutmp=false"
     "--optimization=3 -Db_lto=true -Ddns-over-tls=false"
     "--optimization=3 -Db_lto=false -Dtpm2=disabled -Dlibfido2=disabled -Dp11kit=disabled"
     "--optimization=3 -Ddns-over-tls=openssl"
diff --git a/src/core/exec-invoke.c b/src/core/exec-invoke.c
index 245e9b5a3d..38af3b488d 100644
--- a/src/core/exec-invoke.c
+++ b/src/core/exec-invoke.c
@@ -4369,6 +4369,7 @@ int exec_invoke(
                 }
         }
 
+#if ENABLE_UTMP
         if (context->utmp_id) {
                 const char *line = context->tty_path ?
                         (path_startswith(context->tty_path, "/dev/") ?: context->tty_path) :
@@ -4380,6 +4381,7 @@ int exec_invoke(
                                       USER_PROCESS,
                                       username);
         }
+#endif
 
         if (uid_is_valid(uid)) {
                 r = chown_terminal(STDIN_FILENO, uid);