diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 4ad1f048..daf0510f 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ ell_sources = ell/ell.h ell/private.h ell/missing.h \
 
 ell_libell_internal_la_SOURCES = $(ell_sources)
 
-bin_PROGRAMS = src/iwd client/iwctl monitor/iwmon
+bin_PROGRAMS = src/iwd
 
 src_iwd_SOURCES = src/main.c linux/nl80211.h \
 					src/netdev.h src/netdev.c \
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ src_iwd_SOURCES = src/main.c linux/nl80211.h \
 
 src_iwd_LDADD = ell/libell-internal.la -ldl
 
+if CLIENT
+bin_PROGRAMS += client/iwctl
+
 client_iwctl_SOURCES = client/main.c \
 			client/adapter.c \
 			client/agent-manager.c \
@@ -115,6 +118,10 @@ client_iwctl_SOURCES = client/main.c \
 			client/network.h client/network.c \
 			client/wsc.c
 client_iwctl_LDADD = ell/libell-internal.la -lreadline
+endif
+
+if MONITOR
+bin_PROGRAMS += monitor/iwmon
 
 monitor_iwmon_SOURCES = monitor/main.c linux/nl80211.h \
 					monitor/nlmon.h monitor/nlmon.c \
@@ -131,6 +138,7 @@ monitor_iwmon_SOURCES = monitor/main.c linux/nl80211.h \
 					src/eap.h src/eap.c \
 					src/eap-tls.c src/eap-ttls.c
 monitor_iwmon_LDADD = ell/libell-internal.la
+endif
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = tools/hwsim
 noinst_PROGRAMS += tools/test-runner
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e57e3e67..5c7ca365 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -89,6 +89,16 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADERS(linux/types.h linux/if_alg.h)
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(readline/readline.h, enable_readline=yes,
 			AC_MSG_ERROR(readline header files are required))
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([client], AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-client],
+				[don't install iwctl client utility]),
+					[enable_client=${enableval}])
+AM_CONDITIONAL(CLIENT, test "${enable_client}" != "no")
+
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([monitor], AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-monitor],
+				[don't install iwmon monitor utility]),
+					[enable_monitor=${enableval}])
+AM_CONDITIONAL(MONITOR, test "${enable_monitor}" != "no")
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([dbus-policy], AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-dbus-policy],
 				[don't install D-Bus system policy file]),
 					[enable_dbus_policy=${enableval}])