diff --git a/desktop/mate/mate-screensaver/actions.py b/desktop/mate/mate-screensaver/actions.py
index ba0712a49d..686a9c00f6 100644
--- a/desktop/mate/mate-screensaver/actions.py
+++ b/desktop/mate/mate-screensaver/actions.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ def setup():
                           --with-systemd=no \
                           --prefix=/usr \
                           --sysconfdir=/etc \
-                          --with-elogind \
                           --with-xscreensaverdir=/usr/share/xscreensaver/config \
                           --with-xscreensaverhackdir=/usr/lib/misc/xscreensaver")
 
diff --git a/desktop/mate/mate-screensaver/pspec.xml b/desktop/mate/mate-screensaver/pspec.xml
index 72e452eb83..b85b3d1112 100644
--- a/desktop/mate/mate-screensaver/pspec.xml
+++ b/desktop/mate/mate-screensaver/pspec.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
             <Dependency>xorg-proto</Dependency>
             <Dependency>xmlto</Dependency>
             <Dependency>intltool</Dependency>
-            <Dependency>elogind-devel</Dependency>
+            <!--Dependency>elogind-devel</Dependency-->
         </BuildDependencies>
     </Source>
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
             <Dependency>glib2</Dependency>
             <Dependency>pango</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libX11</Dependency>
-            <Dependency>elogind</Dependency>
+            <!--Dependency>elogind</Dependency-->
             <Dependency>libXext</Dependency>
             <Dependency>dbus-glib</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libnotify</Dependency>
diff --git a/desktop/mate/mate-session-manager/actions.py b/desktop/mate/mate-session-manager/actions.py
index b633f1e35a..f9b3a9337d 100644
--- a/desktop/mate/mate-session-manager/actions.py
+++ b/desktop/mate/mate-session-manager/actions.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ def setup():
     autotools.configure("--disable-static \
                          --enable-ipv6 \
                          --libexecdir=/usr/lib/mate-session-manager \
-                         --with-elogind \
                          --disable-docbook-docs \
                          --with-default-wm=marco")
 
diff --git a/desktop/mate/mate-session-manager/pspec.xml b/desktop/mate/mate-session-manager/pspec.xml
index f8a39c1c8f..8eff13a00a 100644
--- a/desktop/mate/mate-session-manager/pspec.xml
+++ b/desktop/mate/mate-session-manager/pspec.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
             <Dependency>libSM-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>mate-common</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libXtst-devel</Dependency>
-            <Dependency>elogind-devel</Dependency>
+            <!--Dependency>elogind-devel</Dependency-->
             <Dependency>intltool</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
     </Source>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
             <Dependency>libICE</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libX11</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libXau</Dependency>
-            <Dependency>elogind</Dependency>
+            <!--Dependency>elogind</Dependency-->
             <Dependency>libXtst</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libXext</Dependency>
             <Dependency>dbus-glib</Dependency>