diff --git a/package/rauc/Config.in b/package/rauc/Config.in
index 676ff42b51..b4f7b81948 100644
--- a/package/rauc/Config.in
+++ b/package/rauc/Config.in
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_RAUC
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # glib2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGLIB2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_DBUS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_SQUASHFS # run-time dependency
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UBOOT_TOOLS if BR2_TARGET_UBOOT # run-time dependency
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UBOOT_TOOLS_FWPRINTENV if BR2_TARGET_UBOOT
@@ -19,6 +18,13 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_RAUC
 
 if BR2_PACKAGE_RAUC
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_RAUC_DBUS
+	bool "dbus support"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_DBUS
+	help
+	  This option enables support for controlling rauc through
+	  D-Bus.
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_RAUC_NETWORK
 	bool "network support"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCURL
diff --git a/package/rauc/rauc.mk b/package/rauc/rauc.mk
index 4fb3ddde3e..99efc16c2f 100644
--- a/package/rauc/rauc.mk
+++ b/package/rauc/rauc.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,14 @@ RAUC_SOURCE = rauc-$(RAUC_VERSION).tar.xz
 RAUC_LICENSE = LGPL-2.1
 RAUC_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 RAUC_CPE_ID_VENDOR = pengutronix
-RAUC_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf openssl libglib2 dbus
+RAUC_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf openssl libglib2
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_RAUC_DBUS),y)
+RAUC_CONF_OPTS += --enable-service
+RAUC_DEPENDENCIES += dbus
+else
+RAUC_CONF_OPTS += --disable-service
+endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_RAUC_NETWORK),y)
 RAUC_CONF_OPTS += --enable-network