diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e8f9dcd6cd..17ba34ab3b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ find_package(Lintel)
 find_package(DataSeries)
 find_package(LibXML2)
 
-if (LINTEL_FOUND AND DATASERIES_FOUND AND LIBXML2_FOUND)
+if (NOT DISABLE_DATASERIES AND
+    LINTEL_FOUND AND DATASERIES_FOUND AND LIBXML2_FOUND)
     set(USE_DATASERIES true)
 	include_directories(BEFORE ${Lintel_INCLUDE_DIR})
 	include_directories(BEFORE ${DataSeries_INCLUDE_DIR})
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ set(USE_ELASTICSEARCH false)
 set(USE_CURL false)
 find_package(LibCURL)
 
-if (LIBCURL_FOUND)
+if (NOT DISABLE_ELASTICSEARCH AND LIBCURL_FOUND)
   set(USE_ELASTICSEARCH true)
   set(USE_CURL true)
   include_directories(BEFORE ${LibCURL_INCLUDE_DIR})
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c67c02f76d..6c557a22d0 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
     --disable-perftools    don't try to build with Google Perftools
     --disable-python       don't try to build python bindings for broccoli
     --disable-ruby         don't try to build ruby bindings for broccoli
+    --disable-dataseries   don't use the optional DataSeries log writer
+    --disable-elasticsearch don't use the optional ElasticSearch log writer
 
   Required Packages in Non-Standard Locations:
     --with-openssl=PATH    path to OpenSSL install root
@@ -175,6 +177,12 @@ while [ $# -ne 0 ]; do
         --disable-ruby)
             append_cache_entry DISABLE_RUBY_BINDINGS     BOOL   true
             ;;
+        --disable-dataseries)
+            append_cache_entry DISABLE_DATASERIES     BOOL   true
+            ;;
+        --disable-elasticsearch)
+            append_cache_entry DISABLE_ELASTICSEARCH     BOOL   true
+            ;;
         --with-openssl=*)
             append_cache_entry OpenSSL_ROOT_DIR PATH $optarg
             ;;