diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 3445fe9..096c013 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -101,7 +101,13 @@ version_info_h = configure_file(
 #######################################################################
 
 # pinelog
-sub_pinelog = subproject('pinelog', required: true)
+pinelog_options = {}
+if dep_systemd.found() and not get_option('disable-systemd')
+  pinelog_options = {'show-date': false}
+endif
+
+sub_pinelog = subproject('pinelog', required: true,
+  default_options: pinelog_options)
 dep_pinelog = sub_pinelog.get_variable('libpinelog_dep')
 
 # inih
@@ -314,7 +320,7 @@ if dep_udev.found()
   udev_file = configure_file(
     input: 'udev/60-saitek-x52-x52pro.rules.in',
     output: '60-saitek-x52-x52pro.rules',
-    configuration: {'input_group': 'plugdev'}
+    configuration: {'input_group': get_option('input-group')}
   )
   install_data(udev_file, install_dir: udev_rules_dir)
   meson.add_install_script('udev/install-hook.sh')
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0db05c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+option('disable-systemd',
+  type: 'boolean', value: false,
+  description: 'Disable systemd integration (show timestamps in logs)')
+
+option('input-group',
+  type: 'string', value: 'plugdev',
+  description: 'Group for input devices')
diff --git a/subprojects/pinelog/meson.build b/subprojects/pinelog/meson.build
index 07a135f..e1c451a 100644
--- a/subprojects/pinelog/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/pinelog/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
-project('pinelog', 'C')
+project('pinelog', 'C',
+	default_options: {'show-date': true, 'show-level': true, 'show-backtrace': true})
 
-libpinelog = static_library('pinelog', 'pinelog.c')
+pinelog_cflags = [
+	'-DPINELOG_SHOW_DATE=@0@'.format(get_option('show-date').to_int()),
+	'-DPINELOG_SHOW_LEVEL=@0@'.format(get_option('show-level').to_int()),
+	'-DPINELOG_SHOW_BACKTRACE=@0@'.format(get_option('show-backtrace').to_int()),
+]
+
+libpinelog = static_library('pinelog', 'pinelog.c', c_args: pinelog_cflags)
 
 libpinelog_inc = include_directories('.')
 libpinelog_dep = declare_dependency(
diff --git a/subprojects/pinelog/meson_options.txt b/subprojects/pinelog/meson_options.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20273c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/pinelog/meson_options.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+option('show-date', type: 'boolean',
+	description: 'Show timestamp in log message')
+
+option('show-level', type: 'boolean',
+	description: 'Show level string in log message')
+
+option('show-backtrace', type: 'boolean',
+	description: 'Show backtrace information in log message')