--- configure.ac.orig	2026-07-16 09:36:59 UTC
+++ configure.ac
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_SERVER], [test x$enable_server 
     [enable_server=yes])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_SERVER], [test x$enable_server = xyes])
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([client],
+    [AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-client], [Disable client tools])],
+    [case "${enableval}" in
+         yes) enable_client=yes ;;
+          no) enable_client=no ;;
+           *) AC_MSG_ERROR([bad value ${enableval} for --disable-client]) ;;
+     esac],
+    [enable_client=yes])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_CLIENT], [test x$enable_client = xyes])
+
 AC_ARG_WITH([ipatests],
     [AC_HELP_STRING([--without-ipatests], [Build without ipatests])],
     [with_ipatests=${withval}],
@@ -252,7 +262,9 @@ dnl --------------------------------------------------
 dnl - Check for systemd directories
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+AS_IF([test "x$with_ipaplatform" != "xfreebsd"], [
 PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([systemd], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([systemd not found])])
+])
 AC_ARG_WITH([systemdsystemunitdir],
             AS_HELP_STRING([--with-systemdsystemunitdir=DIR],
                [Directory for systemd service files]),
@@ -414,6 +426,14 @@ if test "x${IPAPLATFORM}" == "xdebian"; then
 	ODS_GROUP="opendnssec"
 	# see https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/python-policy/ap-packaging_tools.html
 	PYTHON_INSTALL_EXTRA_OPTIONS="--install-layout=deb"
+elif test "x${IPAPLATFORM}" == "xfreebsd"; then
+	HTTPD_USER="www"
+	HTTPD_GROUP="www"
+	KRB5KDC_SERVICE="krb5kdc"
+	NAMED_GROUP="bind"
+	ODS_USER="opendnssec"
+	ODS_GROUP="opendnssec"
+	PYTHON_INSTALL_EXTRA_OPTIONS=""
 else
 	HTTPD_USER="apache"
 	HTTPD_GROUP="apache"