diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b3df2dd..6b10ce4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -143,13 +143,57 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES(MOUSE_PANEL, $COMMON_MODULES xi >= 1.2
                   gnome-settings-daemon >= $GSD_REQUIRED_VERSION x11)
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(NETWORK_PANEL, $COMMON_MODULES gmodule-2.0)
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(NOTIFICATIONS_PANEL, $COMMON_MODULES libgnome-menu-3.0)
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(ONLINE_ACCOUNTS_PANEL, $COMMON_MODULES goa-1.0 goa-backend-1.0 >= $GOA_REQUIRED_VERSION)
+
+build_online_accounts=false
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(goa,
+	AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-goa],
+		[disable online accounts management panel]),
+	[case "${enableval}" in
+		yes) WANT_ONLINE_ACCOUNTS=yes ;;
+		no) WANT_ONLINE_ACCOUNTS=no ;;
+		*) AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value ${enableval} for --disable-goa) ;;
+	esac],
+	[WANT_ONLINE_ACCOUNTS=yes]) dnl Default value
+
+if test x$WANT_ONLINE_ACCOUNTS = xyes; then
+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(ONLINE_ACCOUNTS_PANEL, $COMMON_MODULES goa-1.0 goa-backend-1.0 >= $GOA_REQUIRED_VERSION)
+	build_online_accounts=true
+fi
+if test "x$build_online_accounts" = xtrue ; then
+	AC_DEFINE(BUILD_ONLINE_ACCOUNTS, 1, [Define to 1 to build the Online Accounts panel])
+fi
+AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_ONLINE_ACCOUNTS, test "x$build_online_accounts" = "xtrue")
+AC_SUBST(ONLINE_ACCOUNTS_PANEL_CFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(ONLINE_ACCOUNTS_PANEL_LIBS)
+
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(POWER_PANEL, $COMMON_MODULES upower-glib >= 0.9.1
                   gnome-settings-daemon >= $GSD_REQUIRED_VERSION)
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(COLOR_PANEL, $COMMON_MODULES
-                  colord >= $COLORD_REQUIRED_VERSION
-                  colord-gtk >= $COLORD_GTK_REQUIRED_VERSION
-                  gnome-desktop-3.0 >= $GNOME_DESKTOP_REQUIRED_VERSION)
+
+build_color=false
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(color,
+	AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-color],
+		[disable color management panel]),
+	[case "${enableval}" in
+		yes) WANT_COLOR=yes ;;
+		no) WANT_COLOR=no ;;
+		*) AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value ${enableval} for --disable-color) ;;
+	esac],
+	[WANT_COLOR=yes]) dnl Default value
+
+if test x$WANT_COLOR = xyes; then
+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(COLOR_PANEL, $COMMON_MODULES
+		colord >= $COLORD_REQUIRED_VERSION
+		colord-gtk >= $COLORD_GTK_REQUIRED_VERSION
+		gnome-desktop-3.0 >= $GNOME_DESKTOP_REQUIRED_VERSION)
+	build_color=true
+fi
+if test "x$build_color" = xtrue ; then
+	AC_DEFINE(BUILD_COLOR, 1, [Define to 1 to build the Color panel])
+fi
+AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_COLOR, test "x$build_color" = "xtrue")
+AC_SUBST(COLOR_PANEL_CFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(COLOR_PANEL_LIBS)
+
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PRINTERS_PANEL, $COMMON_MODULES
                   polkit-gobject-1 >= $POLKIT_REQUIRED_VERSION)
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PRIVACY_PANEL, $COMMON_MODULES)
@@ -210,9 +254,22 @@ else
 fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_MM_GLIB, test "x$have_libmm_glib" = "xyes")
 
-# Check for gnome-bluetooth
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(BLUETOOTH, $COMMON_MODULES gnome-bluetooth-1.0 >= 3.5.5,
-		  [have_bluetooth=yes], have_bluetooth=no)
+have_bluetooth=no
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(bluetooth,
+	AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-bluetooth],
+		[disable bluetooth management panel]),
+	[case "${enableval}" in
+		yes) WANT_BLUETOOTH=yes ;;
+		no) WANT_BLUETOOTH=no ;;
+		*) AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value ${enableval} for --disable-bluetooth) ;;
+	esac],
+	[WANT_BLUETOOTH=yes]) dnl Default value
+
+if test x$WANT_BLUETOOTH = xyes; then
+	# Check for gnome-bluetooth
+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(BLUETOOTH, $COMMON_MODULES gnome-bluetooth-1.0 >= 3.5.5)
+	have_bluetooth=yes
+fi
 if test "x$have_bluetooth" = xyes ; then
 	AC_DEFINE(BUILD_BLUETOOTH, 1, [Define to 1 to build the Bluetooth panel])
 fi
@@ -289,12 +346,23 @@ case $host_os in
     if test "$host_cpu" = s390 -o "$host_cpu" = s390x; then
       have_wacom=no
     else
-      PKG_CHECK_MODULES(WACOM_PANEL, $COMMON_MODULES
-                        gnome-settings-daemon >= $GSD_REQUIRED_VERSION
-                        xi >= 1.2 x11 libwacom >= $LIBWACOM_REQUIRED_VERSION
-                        gnome-desktop-3.0 >= $GNOME_DESKTOP_REQUIRED_VERSION)
-      AC_DEFINE(BUILD_WACOM, 1, [Define to 1 to build the Wacom panel])
-      have_wacom=yes
+	AC_ARG_ENABLE(wacom,
+		AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-wacom],
+			[disable wacom management panel]),
+		[case "${enableval}" in
+			yes) WANT_WACOM=yes ;;
+			no) WANT_WACOM=no ;;
+			*) AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value ${enableval} for --disable-wacom) ;;
+		esac],
+		[WANT_WACOM=yes]) dnl Default value
+
+	if test x$WANT_WACOM = xyes; then
+		PKG_CHECK_MODULES(WACOM_PANEL, $COMMON_MODULES
+				gnome-settings-daemon >= $GSD_REQUIRED_VERSION
+				xi >= 1.2 x11 libwacom >= $LIBWACOM_REQUIRED_VERSION
+				gnome-desktop-3.0 >= $GNOME_DESKTOP_REQUIRED_VERSION)
+		have_wacom=yes
+	fi
     fi
     ;;
   *)
@@ -555,6 +623,11 @@ if test "x$have_bluetooth" = "xyes"; then
 else
 	AC_MSG_NOTICE([   Bluetooth panel disabled])
 fi
+if test "x$build_color" = "xtrue"; then
+	AC_MSG_NOTICE([** colord (Color panel)])
+else
+	AC_MSG_NOTICE([   Color panel disabled])
+fi
 if test "x$enable_cups" = "xyes"; then
 	AC_MSG_NOTICE([** CUPS (Printers panel)])
 else
@@ -565,11 +638,21 @@ if test "x$have_cheese" = "xyes"; then
 else
 	AC_MSG_NOTICE([   Users panel webcam support disabled])
 fi
+if test "x$build_online_accounts" = "xtrue"; then
+	AC_MSG_NOTICE([** gnome-online-accounts (Online Accounts panel)])
+else
+	AC_MSG_NOTICE([   Online Accounts panel disabled])
+fi
 if test "x$with_libsocialweb" = "xyes"; then
 	AC_MSG_NOTICE([** libsocialweb (Background panel Flickr support)])
 else
 	AC_MSG_NOTICE([   Background panel Flickr support disabled])
 fi
+if test "x$build_wacom" = "xtrue"; then
+	AC_MSG_NOTICE([** libwacom (Wacom Graphics Tablet panel)])
+else
+	AC_MSG_NOTICE([   Wacom Graphics Tablet panel disabled])
+fi
 if test "x$have_wacom" = "xyes"; then
 	AC_MSG_NOTICE([** wacom (Wacom tablet panel)])
 else
diff --git a/panels/Makefile.am b/panels/Makefile.am
index 9961c25..0c54622 100644
--- a/panels/Makefile.am
+++ b/panels/Makefile.am
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@ SUBDIRS= \
 	common \
 	background \
 	power \
-	color \
 	display \
 	mouse \
 	notifications \
-	online-accounts \
 	region \
 	info \
 	sound \
@@ -18,6 +16,10 @@ SUBDIRS= \
 	privacy \
 	sharing
 
+if BUILD_COLOR
+SUBDIRS += color
+endif
+
 if BUILD_WACOM
 SUBDIRS += wacom
 endif
@@ -34,4 +36,8 @@ if BUILD_BLUETOOTH
 SUBDIRS += bluetooth
 endif
 
+if BUILD_ONLINE_ACCOUNTS
+SUBDIRS += online-accounts
+endif
+
 -include $(top_srcdir)/git.mk
diff --git a/shell/Makefile.am b/shell/Makefile.am
index f9f9070..094aca1 100644
--- a/shell/Makefile.am
+++ b/shell/Makefile.am
@@ -51,14 +51,12 @@ gnome_control_center_LDADD =						\
 	$(top_builddir)/libgd/libgd.la					\
 	$(top_builddir)/panels/common/liblanguage.la			\
 	$(top_builddir)/panels/background/libbackground.la		\
-	$(top_builddir)/panels/color/libcolor.la			\
 	$(top_builddir)/panels/datetime/libdate_time.la			\
 	$(top_builddir)/panels/display/libdisplay.la			\
 	$(top_builddir)/panels/info/libinfo.la				\
 	$(top_builddir)/panels/keyboard/libkeyboard.la			\
 	$(top_builddir)/panels/mouse/libmouse-properties.la		\
 	$(top_builddir)/panels/notifications/libnotifications.la	\
-	$(top_builddir)/panels/online-accounts/libonline-accounts.la	\
 	$(top_builddir)/panels/power/libpower.la			\
 	$(top_builddir)/panels/privacy/libprivacy.la			\
 	$(top_builddir)/panels/region/libregion.la			\
@@ -84,6 +82,14 @@ if BUILD_BLUETOOTH
 gnome_control_center_LDADD += $(top_builddir)/panels/bluetooth/libbluetooth.la
 endif
 
+if BUILD_COLOR
+gnome_control_center_LDADD += $(top_builddir)/panels/color/libcolor.la
+endif
+
+if BUILD_ONLINE_ACCOUNTS
+gnome_control_center_LDADD += $(top_builddir)/panels/online-accounts/libonline-accounts.la
+endif
+
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -DGNOMELOCALEDIR="\"$(datadir)/locale\""
 
 sysdir = $(datadir)/applications
diff --git a/shell/cc-panel-loader.c b/shell/cc-panel-loader.c
index 20a5262..1cef85d 100644
--- a/shell/cc-panel-loader.c
+++ b/shell/cc-panel-loader.c
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ extern GType cc_background_panel_get_type (void);
 #ifdef BUILD_BLUETOOTH
 extern GType cc_bluetooth_panel_get_type (void);
 #endif /* BUILD_BLUETOOTH */
+#ifdef BUILD_COLOR
 extern GType cc_color_panel_get_type (void);
+#endif /* BUILD_COLOR */
 extern GType cc_date_time_panel_get_type (void);
 extern GType cc_display_panel_get_type (void);
 extern GType cc_info_panel_get_type (void);
@@ -43,7 +45,9 @@ extern GType cc_mouse_panel_get_type (void);
 extern GType cc_network_panel_get_type (void);
 #endif /* BUILD_NETWORK */
 extern GType cc_notifications_panel_get_type (void);
+#ifdef BUILD_ONLINE_ACCOUNTS
 extern GType cc_goa_panel_get_type (void);
+#endif /* BUILD_ONLINE_ACCOUNTS */
 extern GType cc_power_panel_get_type (void);
 #ifdef BUILD_PRINTERS
 extern GType cc_printers_panel_get_type (void);
@@ -77,7 +81,9 @@ static struct {
 #ifdef BUILD_BLUETOOTH
   PANEL_TYPE("bluetooth",        cc_bluetooth_panel_get_type    ),
 #endif
+#ifdef BUILD_COLOR
   PANEL_TYPE("color",            cc_color_panel_get_type        ),
+#endif
   PANEL_TYPE("datetime",         cc_date_time_panel_get_type    ),
   PANEL_TYPE("display",          cc_display_panel_get_type      ),
   PANEL_TYPE("info",             cc_info_panel_get_type         ),
@@ -87,7 +93,9 @@ static struct {
   PANEL_TYPE("network",          cc_network_panel_get_type      ),
 #endif
   PANEL_TYPE("notifications",    cc_notifications_panel_get_type),
+#ifdef BUILD_ONLINE_ACCOUNTS
   PANEL_TYPE("online-accounts",  cc_goa_panel_get_type          ),
+#endif
   PANEL_TYPE("power",            cc_power_panel_get_type        ),
 #ifdef BUILD_PRINTERS
   PANEL_TYPE("printers",         cc_printers_panel_get_type     ),