diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/install b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/install
index cb40275cb1..5f8569d171 100755
--- a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/install
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/install
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ $SCRIPTS/install libmicrohttpd
 $SCRIPTS/install libssh
 
 $SCRIPTS/install dbus
-$SCRIPTS/install upower
-$SCRIPTS/install ConsoleKit
 
 $SCRIPTS/install libXt
 $SCRIPTS/install libXtst
@@ -63,6 +61,8 @@ $SCRIPTS/install samba
 [ "$CRYSTALHD" = yes ] && $SCRIPTS/install crystalhd
 [ "$AVAHI_DAEMON" = yes ] && $SCRIPTS/install avahi
 [ "$UDISKS" = yes ] && $SCRIPTS/install udisks
+[ "$UPOWER" = yes ] && $SCRIPTS/install upower
+[ "$UPOWER" = yes ] && $SCRIPTS/install ConsoleKit
 
 PKG_DIR=`find $PACKAGES -type d -name $1`
 PYTHON_LIBDIR="`ls -d $INSTALL/usr/lib/python*`"
diff --git a/projects/ION/options b/projects/ION/options
index 9e03a45531..a7b879774d 100644
--- a/projects/ION/options
+++ b/projects/ION/options
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@
 # in the mediacenter also automount internally drives at boottime (yes / no)
   UDISKS="yes"
 
+# build and install powermanagement support (upower) (yes / no)
+  UPOWER="yes"
+
 # Displayserver to use (xorg-server / no)
   DISPLAYSERVER="xorg-server"
 
diff --git a/projects/generic/options b/projects/generic/options
index 57e3c610a0..e30c5e8814 100644
--- a/projects/generic/options
+++ b/projects/generic/options
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@
 # in the mediacenter also automount internally drives at boottime (yes / no)
   UDISKS="yes"
 
+# build and install powermanagement support (upower) (yes / no)
+  UPOWER="yes"
+
 # Displayserver to use (xorg-server / no)
   DISPLAYSERVER="xorg-server"
 
diff --git a/projects/intel/options b/projects/intel/options
index fd59904589..326d63ff71 100644
--- a/projects/intel/options
+++ b/projects/intel/options
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@
 # in the mediacenter also automount internally drives at boottime (yes / no)
   UDISKS="yes"
 
+# build and install powermanagement support (upower) (yes / no)
+  UPOWER="yes"
+
 # Displayserver to use (xorg-server / no)
   DISPLAYSERVER="xorg-server"