diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9a8f93f0cf..67df9a4599 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2201,18 +2201,17 @@ if conf.get('ENABLE_NETWORKD', false)
                    install_rpath : rootlibexecdir,
                    install : true,
                    install_dir : rootlibexecdir)
-endif
 
-exe = executable('networkctl',
-                 networkctl_sources,
-                 include_directories : includes,
-                 link_with : [libsystemd_network,
+        exe = executable('networkctl',
+                   networkctl_sources,
+                   include_directories : includes,
+                   link_with : [libsystemd_network,
                               libshared],
-                 install_rpath : rootlibexecdir,
-                 install : true,
-                 install_dir : rootbindir)
-public_programs += [exe]
-
+                   install_rpath : rootlibexecdir,
+                   install : true,
+                   install_dir : rootbindir)
+        public_programs += [exe]
+endif
 ############################################################
 
 foreach tuple : tests
diff --git a/units/meson.build b/units/meson.build
index 1f57988033..07b8a9d143 100644
--- a/units/meson.build
+++ b/units/meson.build
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ units = [
          'sockets.target.wants/'],
         ['systemd-journald.socket',             '',
          'sockets.target.wants/'],
-        ['systemd-networkd.socket',             '',
+        ['systemd-networkd.socket',             'ENABLE_NETWORKD',
          join_paths(pkgsysconfdir, 'system/sockets.target.wants/')],
         ['systemd-rfkill.socket',               'ENABLE_RFKILL'],
         ['systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer',        '',