diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ad5d186b..0456c273 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADERS(libpq-fe.h postgresql/libpq-fe.h grp.h)
 PTHREAD_LIBS="-lpthread"
 MATH_LIBS="-lm"
 RT_LIBS="-lrt"
-PQ_LIBS="-lpq"
 
 AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS([src/jansson-2.6])
 JANSSON_LIBS="jansson-2.6/src/.libs/libjansson.a"
@@ -50,9 +49,23 @@ JANSSON_LIBS="jansson-2.6/src/.libs/libjansson.a"
 AC_SUBST(PTHREAD_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(MATH_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(RT_LIBS)
-AC_SUBST(PQ_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(JANSSON_LIBS)
 
+AC_ARG_WITH([ckdb],
+	[AC_HELP_STRING([--without-ckdb],[Compile ckpool without postgresql database support (default enabled)])],
+	[ckdb=$withval]
+	)
+
+if test "x$ckdb" != "xno"; then
+	AC_CHECK_LIB([pq], [main],[PQ=-lpq],echo "Error: Required library libpq-dev
+		not found. Install it or disable postgresql support with --without-ckdb" && exit 1)
+	PQ_LIBS="-lpq"
+else
+	PQ_LIBS=""
+fi
+AM_CONDITIONAL([WANT_CKDB], [test "x$ckdb" != "xno"])
+AC_SUBST(PQ_LIBS)
+
 AC_OUTPUT([Makefile] [src/Makefile])
 
 echo
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 256e0556..7375fded 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES = libckpool.la
 libckpool_la_SOURCES = libckpool.c libckpool.h sha2.c sha2.h
 libckpool_la_LIBADD = @PTHREAD_LIBS@ @MATH_LIBS@ @RT_LIBS@
 
-bin_PROGRAMS = ckpool ckpmsg ckdb
+bin_PROGRAMS = ckpool ckpmsg
 ckpool_SOURCES = ckpool.c ckpool.h generator.c generator.h bitcoin.c bitcoin.h \
 		 stratifier.c stratifier.h connector.c connector.h uthash.h \
 		 utlist.h
@@ -16,5 +16,8 @@ ckpool_LDADD = libckpool.la @JANSSON_LIBS@
 ckpmsg_SOURCES = ckpmsg.c
 ckpmsg_LDADD = libckpool.la @JANSSON_LIBS@
 
+if WANT_CKDB
+bin_PROGRAMS += ckdb
 ckdb_SOURCES = ckdb.c klist.c ktree.c klist.h ktree.h
 ckdb_LDADD = libckpool.la @JANSSON_LIBS@ @PQ_LIBS@
+endif