diff --git a/bat/Makefile.am b/bat/Makefile.am
index 8dfafa9..5646e9a 100644
--- a/bat/Makefile.am
+++ b/bat/Makefile.am
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST = alsabat.1
 alsabat_SOURCES = \
 	bat.c \
 	common.c \
-	analyze.c \
 	signal.c \
 	convert.c \
 	alsa.c
@@ -15,8 +14,12 @@ noinst_HEADERS = \
 	common.h \
 	bat-signal.h \
 	alsa.h \
-	convert.h \
-	analyze.h
+	convert.h
+
+if HAVE_LIBFFTW3
+alsabat_SOURCES += analyze.c
+noinst_HEADERS += analyze.h
+endif
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	      -Wall -I$(top_srcdir)/include
diff --git a/bat/alsabat.1 b/bat/alsabat.1
index 8d0b9c0..5f41669 100644
--- a/bat/alsabat.1
+++ b/bat/alsabat.1
@@ -120,6 +120,15 @@ Internal loopback mode.
 Playback, capture and analysis internal to ALSABAT only. This is intended
 for developers to test new ALSABAT features as no audio is routed outside
 of ALSABAT.
+.TP
+\fI\-\-standalone\fP
+Add support for standalone mode where ALSABAT will run on a different machine
+to the one being tested.
+In standalone mode, the sound data can be generated, playback and captured
+just like in normal mode, but will not be analyzed.
+The ALSABAT being built without libfftw3 support is always in standalone mode.
+The ALSABAT in normal mode can also bypass data analysis using option
+"--standalone".
 
 .SH EXAMPLES
 
diff --git a/bat/bat.c b/bat/bat.c
index 9c637f2..85ec5aa 100644
--- a/bat/bat.c
+++ b/bat/bat.c
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@
 
 #include "alsa.h"
 #include "convert.h"
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBFFTW3
 #include "analyze.h"
+#endif
 
 static int get_duration(struct bat *bat)
 {
@@ -289,6 +291,7 @@ _("Usage: alsabat [-options]...\n"
 "      --file=#           file for playback\n"
 "      --saveplay=#       file that storing playback content, for debug\n"
 "      --local            internal loop, set to bypass pcm hardware devices\n"
+"      --standalone       standalone mode, to bypass analysis\n"
 ));
 	fprintf(bat->log, _("Recognized sample formats are: %s %s %s %s\n"),
 			snd_pcm_format_name(SND_PCM_FORMAT_U8),
@@ -339,6 +342,7 @@ static void parse_arguments(struct bat *bat, int argc, char *argv[])
 		{"file",     1, 0, OPT_READFILE},
 		{"saveplay", 1, 0, OPT_SAVEPLAY},
 		{"local",    0, 0, OPT_LOCAL},
+		{"standalone", 0, 0, OPT_STANDALONE},
 		{0, 0, 0, 0}
 	};
 
@@ -357,6 +361,9 @@ static void parse_arguments(struct bat *bat, int argc, char *argv[])
 		case OPT_LOCAL:
 			bat->local = true;
 			break;
+		case OPT_STANDALONE:
+			bat->standalone = true;
+			break;
 		case 'D':
 			if (bat->playback.device == NULL)
 				bat->playback.device = optarg;
@@ -601,7 +608,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		test_loopback(&bat);
 
 analyze:
-	err = analyze_capture(&bat);
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBFFTW3
+	if (!bat.standalone)
+		err = analyze_capture(&bat);
+#else
+	fprintf(bat.log, _("No libfftw3 library. Exit without analysis.\n"));
+#endif
 out:
 	fprintf(bat.log, _("\nReturn value is %d\n"), err);
 
diff --git a/bat/common.h b/bat/common.h
index 5417c0e..30e39fc 100644
--- a/bat/common.h
+++ b/bat/common.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #define OPT_READFILE			(OPT_BASE + 2)
 #define OPT_SAVEPLAY			(OPT_BASE + 3)
 #define OPT_LOCAL			(OPT_BASE + 4)
+#define OPT_STANDALONE			(OPT_BASE + 5)
 
 #define COMPOSE(a, b, c, d)		((a) | ((b)<<8) | ((c)<<16) | ((d)<<24))
 #define WAV_RIFF			COMPOSE('R', 'I', 'F', 'F')
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ struct bat {
 	char *narg;			/* argument string of duration */
 	char *logarg;			/* path name of log file */
 	char *debugplay;		/* path name to store playback signal */
+	bool standalone;		/* enable to bypass analysis */
 
 	struct pcm playback;
 	struct pcm capture;
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9e48190..d712872 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ if test x$bat = xtrue; then
   FFTW_INC=""
   FFTW_LIB=""
   FFTW_CFLAGS=""
-  AC_CHECK_LIB([fftw3], [fftw_malloc], , [AC_MSG_ERROR([Error: need FFTW3 library])])
+  dnl Check for libfftw3
+  have_libfftw3="yes"
+  AC_CHECK_LIB([fftw3], [fftw_malloc], , [have_libfftw3="no"])
   AC_CHECK_LIB([m], [sqrtf], , [AC_MSG_ERROR([Error: Need sqrtf])])
   AC_CHECK_LIB([pthread], [pthread_create], , [AC_MSG_ERROR([Error: need PTHREAD library])])
   FFTW_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ if test x$bat = xtrue; then
   AC_SUBST(FFTW_CFLAGS)
 
 fi
+AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_LIBFFTW3, test "$have_libfftw3" = "yes")
 
 dnl Check for librt
 LIBRT=""