diff --git a/cmd/podman/system/migrate.go b/cmd/podman/system/migrate.go
index 13aa162c75..28c23d88f6 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/system/migrate.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/system/migrate.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !remote
+
 package system
 
 import (
diff --git a/cmd/podman/system/renumber.go b/cmd/podman/system/renumber.go
index 5ee6b3be67..b90640de3f 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/system/renumber.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/system/renumber.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !remote
+
 package system
 
 import (
diff --git a/cmd/podman/system/reset.go b/cmd/podman/system/reset.go
index 6caa916903..b16fbd9c7e 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/system/reset.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/system/reset.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !remote
+
 package system
 
 import (
diff --git a/cmd/podman/system/service.go b/cmd/podman/system/service.go
index 0f42ae28bc..1b07ee3017 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/system/service.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/system/service.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build linux
+// +build linux,!remote
 
 package system
 
diff --git a/cmd/podman/system/service_abi.go b/cmd/podman/system/service_abi.go
index 3da6ccfc7d..5016508398 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/system/service_abi.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/system/service_abi.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build ABISupport
+// +build ABISupport,!remote
 
 package system
 
diff --git a/cmd/podman/system/service_unsupported.go b/cmd/podman/system/service_unsupported.go
index 95f8189f69..82272c8826 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/system/service_unsupported.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/system/service_unsupported.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build !ABISupport
+// +build !ABISupport,!remote
 
 package system
 
diff --git a/cmd/podman/system/varlink.go b/cmd/podman/system/varlink.go
index 6a38b3d288..19535e539d 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/system/varlink.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/system/varlink.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build linux
+// +build linux,!remote
 
 package system