diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 890f71bc..82ac8e6a 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ AM_LDFLAGS = ./proc/libproc-ng.la
 sbin_PROGRAMS = \
 	sysctl
 
-bin_PROGRAMS = \
-	kill
-
 usrbin_exec_PROGRAMS = \
 	free \
 	pgrep \
@@ -27,7 +24,6 @@ usrbin_exec_PROGRAMS = \
 
 dist_man_MANS = \
 	free.1 \
-	kill.1 \
 	pgrep.1 \
 	pkill.1 \
 	pmap.1 \
@@ -41,6 +37,11 @@ dist_man_MANS = \
 	vmstat.8 \
 	w.1
 
+if BUILD_KILL
+bin_PROGRAMS = kill
+dist_man_MANS += kill.1
+endif
+
 if HAVE_NCURSES
 usrbin_exec_PROGRAMS += \
 	slabtop \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index aa124050..bcc0264c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ if test "x$with_ncurses" != xno; then
 fi
 AC_SUBST([NCURSES_LIBS])
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([kill],
+  AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-kill], [do not build kill]),
+  [], enable_kill=yes
+)
+AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_KILL, test "x$enable_kill" = xyes)
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([oomem],
   AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-oomem], [add out-of-memory fields to the library and top]),
   [], enable_oomem=no