diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d803418..1c6a9ea 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pkg_check_modules(GLESV2 glesv2 REQUIRED)
 pkg_check_modules(WAYLAND_CLIENT wayland-client REQUIRED)
 pkg_check_modules(WAYLAND_SERVER wayland-server REQUIRED)
 
-pkg_check_modules(SYSTEMD libsystemd REQUIRED)
+pkg_check_modules(SYSTEMD libsystemd OPTIONAL)
 pkg_check_modules(GLIB2 glib-2.0 REQUIRED)
 pkg_check_modules(LUNA_SYSMGR_COMMON LunaSysMgrCommon REQUIRED)
 pkg_check_modules(LUNA_SYSMGR_IPC_MESSAGES LunaSysMgrIpcMessages REQUIRED)
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index d20eca4..0bb47f2 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 
 #include <glib.h>
 
-#include <systemd/sd-daemon.h>
 #include <Settings.h>
 
 #include "shellapplication.h"
@@ -132,7 +131,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     if (!app.create(shellName))
         exit(1);
 
-    sd_notify(0, "READY=1");
 
     return app.exec();
 }