diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 643cdc31..1b38d8c1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
 version = os.environ.get('VERSION')
 commit = os.environ.get('COMMIT')
+install_data_files = not bool(os.environ.get('OMIT_DATA_FILES'))
 
 assert version and commit
 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ def _long_description():
                                            'scripts/wifibroadcast@.service']),
                   ('/etc/default', ['scripts/default/wifibroadcast']),
                   ('/etc/sysctl.d', ['scripts/98-wifibroadcast.conf']),
-                  ('/etc/logrotate.d', ['scripts/wifibroadcast'])],
+                  ('/etc/logrotate.d', ['scripts/wifibroadcast'])] if install_data_files else [],
 
     keywords="wfb-ng, wifibroadcast",
     author="Vasily Evseenko",