diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index f192934..125a35f 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_LN_S
 
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+dnl - Should we ship the recall data
+dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(recall, [  --enable-recall         include recall data],enable_recall=$enableval,enable_recall=yes)
+AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_RECALL, test x$enable_recall == xyes)
+AC_SUBST(BUILD_RECALL, $enable_recall)
+
+dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl - Make paths available for source files
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 AC_SUBST(SYSCONFDIR, $sysconfdir)
@@ -30,4 +37,5 @@ echo "
         prefix:                     ${prefix}
         datadir:                    ${DATADIR}
         sysconfdir:                 ${SYSCONFDIR}
+        hardware recall data:       ${enable_recall}
 "
diff --git a/fdi/information/10freedesktop/Makefile.am b/fdi/information/10freedesktop/Makefile.am
index 70e09e0..e8e6993 100644
--- a/fdi/information/10freedesktop/Makefile.am
+++ b/fdi/information/10freedesktop/Makefile.am
@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@ dist_fdi_DATA = 10-usb-card-readers.fdi	
 		10-camera-ptp.fdi		\
 		10-usb-pda.fdi			\
 		10-usbcsr-mice.fdi		\
-		10-cd-dvd-burner.fdi		\
+		10-cd-dvd-burner.fdi
+
+if BUILD_RECALL
+dist_fdi_DATA +=				\
 		10-recall-battery-dell.fdi	\
 		10-recall-battery-ibm.fdi	\
 		10-recall-battery-fujitsu.fdi	\
 		10-recall-battery-gateway.fdi	\
 		10-recall-battery-toshiba.fdi
+endif
 
 check:
 	for f in $(dist_fdi_DATA); do \