diff --git a/packages/network/samba/package.mk b/packages/network/samba/package.mk
index dbe8c49b74..8b097a2bc1 100644
--- a/packages/network/samba/package.mk
+++ b/packages/network/samba/package.mk
@@ -193,7 +193,9 @@ makeinstall_target() {
 }
 
 post_install() {
-      enable_service samba-defaults.service
-      enable_service nmbd.service
-      enable_service smbd.service
+  if [ "$SAMBA_SERVER" = "yes" ]; then
+    enable_service samba-defaults.service
+    enable_service nmbd.service
+    enable_service smbd.service
+  fi
 }