diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 372658b..bb857f8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -433,6 +433,8 @@ dnl
 CFLAGS="${CFLAGS_save}"
 LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS_save}"
 
+AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_MONITOR, false)
+
 AC_CHECK_LIB(gdbm, gdbm_open, ac_cv_my_have_gdbm=yes, ac_cv_my_have_gdbm=no)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_GDBM, test "${ac_cv_my_have_gdbm}" = "yes")
 
diff --git a/lib/misc/Makefile.am b/lib/misc/Makefile.am
index 69a6f4e..7265bce 100644
--- a/lib/misc/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/misc/Makefile.am
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pkglib_LTLIBRARIES = \
 	regexp.la \
 	debug.la \
 	$(gdbm_la) \
-	monitor.la \
+	$(monitor_la) \
 	record.la \
 	struct.la \
 	$(newhandler_la) \
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ gdbm_la_SOURCES = gdbm.c
 gdbm_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
 gdbm_la_LIBADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libelk.la -lgdbm
 
+if HAVE_MONITOR
+monitor_la = monitor.la
+endif
 monitor_la_SOURCES = monitor.c
 monitor_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
 monitor_la_LIBADD = $(top_builddir)/src/libelk.la