diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f6bbd7f4..0028de93 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ compiler:
   - gcc
   - clang
 
+# Settings to try
+env:
+ matrix:
+  - OPTIONS="-Denable_libcap=true  -Denable_systemd=true  -Denable_elogind=false -Denable_xwayland=true"
+  - OPTIONS="-Denable_libcap=false -Denable_systemd=false -Denable_elogind=false -Denable_xwayland=false"
+
 arch:
   packages:
     - meson
@@ -19,7 +25,7 @@ arch:
     - xcb-util-image
     - libcap
   script:
-    - "meson build"
+    - "meson build $OPTIONS"
     - "ninja -C build"
 
 script:
diff --git a/backend/meson.build b/backend/meson.build
index b8084448..173b65f6 100644
--- a/backend/meson.build
+++ b/backend/meson.build
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ else
 	backend_files += files('session/direct.c')
 endif
 
-if systemd.found()
+if systemd.found() and get_option('enable_systemd')
 	backend_files += files('session/logind.c')
 endif
 
-if elogind.found()
+if elogind.found() and get_option('enable_elogind')
 	backend_files += files('session/logind.c')
 endif
 
diff --git a/include/rootston/view.h b/include/rootston/view.h
index e837586a..e1172bca 100644
--- a/include/rootston/view.h
+++ b/include/rootston/view.h
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ struct roots_xwayland_surface {
 enum roots_view_type {
 	ROOTS_WL_SHELL_VIEW,
 	ROOTS_XDG_SHELL_V6_VIEW,
+#ifdef WLR_HAS_XWAYLAND
 	ROOTS_XWAYLAND_VIEW,
+#endif
 };
 
 struct roots_view {
diff --git a/rootston/desktop.c b/rootston/desktop.c
index 70dafec4..44bdf365 100644
--- a/rootston/desktop.c
+++ b/rootston/desktop.c
@@ -490,6 +490,24 @@ struct roots_desktop *desktop_create(struct roots_server *server,
 	desktop->server = server;
 	desktop->config = config;
 
+	desktop->layout = wlr_output_layout_create();
+	desktop->layout_change.notify = handle_layout_change;
+	wl_signal_add(&desktop->layout->events.change, &desktop->layout_change);
+
+	desktop->compositor = wlr_compositor_create(server->wl_display,
+		server->renderer);
+
+	desktop->xdg_shell_v6 = wlr_xdg_shell_v6_create(server->wl_display);
+	wl_signal_add(&desktop->xdg_shell_v6->events.new_surface,
+		&desktop->xdg_shell_v6_surface);
+	desktop->xdg_shell_v6_surface.notify = handle_xdg_shell_v6_surface;
+
+	desktop->wl_shell = wlr_wl_shell_create(server->wl_display);
+	wl_signal_add(&desktop->wl_shell->events.new_surface,
+		&desktop->wl_shell_surface);
+	desktop->wl_shell_surface.notify = handle_wl_shell_surface;
+
+#ifdef WLR_HAS_XWAYLAND
 	const char *cursor_theme = NULL;
 	const char *cursor_default = ROOTS_XCURSOR_DEFAULT;
 	struct roots_cursor_config *cc =
@@ -510,24 +528,6 @@ struct roots_desktop *desktop_create(struct roots_server *server,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	desktop->layout = wlr_output_layout_create();
-	desktop->layout_change.notify = handle_layout_change;
-	wl_signal_add(&desktop->layout->events.change, &desktop->layout_change);
-
-	desktop->compositor = wlr_compositor_create(server->wl_display,
-		server->renderer);
-
-	desktop->xdg_shell_v6 = wlr_xdg_shell_v6_create(server->wl_display);
-	wl_signal_add(&desktop->xdg_shell_v6->events.new_surface,
-		&desktop->xdg_shell_v6_surface);
-	desktop->xdg_shell_v6_surface.notify = handle_xdg_shell_v6_surface;
-
-	desktop->wl_shell = wlr_wl_shell_create(server->wl_display);
-	wl_signal_add(&desktop->wl_shell->events.new_surface,
-		&desktop->wl_shell_surface);
-	desktop->wl_shell_surface.notify = handle_wl_shell_surface;
-
-#ifdef WLR_HAS_XWAYLAND
 	if (config->xwayland) {
 		desktop->xwayland = wlr_xwayland_create(server->wl_display,
 			desktop->compositor);
diff --git a/rootston/output.c b/rootston/output.c
index 689956ad..1fb848b9 100644
--- a/rootston/output.c
+++ b/rootston/output.c
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ static void render_wl_shell_surface(struct wlr_wl_shell_surface *surface,
 	}
 }
 
+#ifdef WLR_HAS_XWAYLAND
 static void render_xwayland_children(struct wlr_xwayland_surface *surface,
 		struct roots_desktop *desktop, struct wlr_output *wlr_output,
 		struct timespec *when) {
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ static void render_xwayland_children(struct wlr_xwayland_surface *surface,
 		render_xwayland_children(child, desktop, wlr_output, when);
 	}
 }
+#endif
 
 static void render_decorations(struct roots_view *view,
 		struct roots_desktop *desktop, struct wlr_output *output) {
@@ -198,10 +200,12 @@ static void render_view(struct roots_view *view, struct roots_desktop *desktop,
 		render_wl_shell_surface(view->wl_shell_surface, desktop, wlr_output,
 			when, view->x, view->y, view->rotation, false);
 		break;
+#ifdef WLR_HAS_XWAYLAND
 	case ROOTS_XWAYLAND_VIEW:
 		render_surface(view->wlr_surface, desktop, wlr_output, when,
 			view->x, view->y, view->rotation);
 		break;
+#endif
 	}
 }
 
@@ -215,8 +219,10 @@ static bool has_standalone_surface(struct roots_view *view) {
 		return wl_list_empty(&view->xdg_surface_v6->popups);
 	case ROOTS_WL_SHELL_VIEW:
 		return wl_list_empty(&view->wl_shell_surface->popups);
+#ifdef WLR_HAS_XWAYLAND
 	case ROOTS_XWAYLAND_VIEW:
 		return wl_list_empty(&view->xwayland_surface->children);
+#endif
 	}
 	return true;
 }
@@ -264,10 +270,12 @@ static void output_frame_notify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 			// During normal rendering the xwayland window tree isn't traversed
 			// because all windows are rendered. Here we only want to render
 			// the fullscreen window's children so we have to traverse the tree.
+#ifdef WLR_HAS_XWAYLAND
 			if (view->type == ROOTS_XWAYLAND_VIEW) {
 				render_xwayland_children(view->xwayland_surface, desktop,
 					wlr_output, &now);
 			}
+#endif
 		}
 		wlr_renderer_end(server->renderer);
 		wlr_output_swap_buffers(wlr_output);
diff --git a/rootston/seat.c b/rootston/seat.c
index e6e505b5..d7353d1e 100644
--- a/rootston/seat.c
+++ b/rootston/seat.c
@@ -651,10 +651,12 @@ void roots_seat_set_focus(struct roots_seat *seat, struct roots_view *view) {
 		return;
 	}
 
+#ifdef WLR_HAS_XWAYLAND
 	if (view && view->type == ROOTS_XWAYLAND_VIEW &&
 			view->xwayland_surface->override_redirect) {
 		return;
 	}
+#endif
 	struct roots_seat_view *seat_view = NULL;
 	if (view != NULL) {
 		seat_view = roots_seat_view_from_view(seat, view);