diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1056a0a..3b4ad40 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@
     ])
 AS_IF([test "x$ENABLE_PCSC" = "xyes"], [
 	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PCSC, libpcsclite)
+	AC_DEFINE([HAVE_PCSC],[1],[Build with PC/SC support])
 ])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_PCSC, test "x$ENABLE_PCSC" = "xyes")
 AC_SUBST(ENABLE_PCSC)
diff --git a/src/sim/Makefile.am b/src/sim/Makefile.am
index c608757..14bbbd8 100644
--- a/src/sim/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/sim/Makefile.am
@@ -4,24 +4,26 @@
 LIBVERSION=1:2:1
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_builddir)/include
-AM_CFLAGS = -fPIC -Wall $(PCSC_CFLAGS) $(TALLOC_CFLAGS)
+AM_CFLAGS = -fPIC -Wall $(TALLOC_CFLAGS)
 AM_LDFLAGS = $(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS)
 
-if ENABLE_PCSC
-# FIXME: only build the PC/SC dependent part conditional, but always build other parts
-
 noinst_HEADERS = sim_int.h gsm_int.h
 
+if !EMBEDDED
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libosmosim.la
 
-libosmosim_la_SOURCES = core.c reader.c reader_pcsc.c class_tables.c \
+libosmosim_la_SOURCES = core.c reader.c class_tables.c \
 			card_fs_sim.c card_fs_usim.c card_fs_uicc.c \
 			card_fs_isim.c card_fs_tetra.c
 libosmosim_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(LIBVERSION)
 libosmosim_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/libosmocore.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/gsm/libosmogsm.la \
-	$(TALLOC_LIBS) \
-	$(PCSC_LIBS)
-
+	$(TALLOC_LIBS)
+if ENABLE_PCSC
+AM_CFLAGS += $(PCSC_CFLAGS)
+libosmosim_la_SOURCES += reader_pcsc.c
+libosmosim_la_LIBADD += $(PCSC_LIBS)
 endif
+
+endif # !EMBEDDED
diff --git a/src/sim/reader.c b/src/sim/reader.c
index d1a9ae6..d5292ba 100644
--- a/src/sim/reader.c
+++ b/src/sim/reader.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <osmocom/core/msgb.h>
 #include <osmocom/sim/sim.h>
 
+#include "config.h"
 
 #include "sim_int.h"
 
@@ -242,9 +243,11 @@
 	struct osim_reader_hdl *rh;
 
 	switch (driver) {
+#ifdef HAVE_PCSC
 	case OSIM_READER_DRV_PCSC:
 		ops = &pcsc_reader_ops;
 		break;
+#endif
 	default:
 		return NULL;
 	}