diff --git a/buildkernel b/buildkernel
index ed58064..2115326 100755
--- a/buildkernel
+++ b/buildkernel
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ shopt -s nullglob
 # ********************** variables ********************* 
 PROGNAME="$(basename "${0}")"
 CONFFILE="/etc/${PROGNAME}.conf"
-VERSION="1.0.34"
+VERSION="1.0.35"
 ETCPROFILE="/etc/profile"
 DEFAULTEFIBOOTFILE="bootx64.efi"
 EFIBOOTFILE="${DEFAULTEFIBOOTFILE}"
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ else
     # fallback for older systems
     CMDLINE_REAL_INIT="${SYSTEMD_INIT}"
 fi
-CMDLINE_DOLVM_FLAG="dolvm"
 SECUREBOOTKEY="/etc/efikeys/db.key"
 SECUREBOOTCERT="/etc/efikeys/db.crt"
 SIGNEDSUFFIX=".signed"
@@ -78,6 +77,8 @@ declare -i DEFAULTCREATEEFIBOOT=1
 declare -i CREATEEFIBOOT="${DEFAULTCREATEEFIBOOT}"
 declare -i DEFAULTCOMPRESSINITRAMFS=1
 declare -i COMPRESSINITRAMFS="${DEFAULTCOMPRESSINITRAMFS}"
+declare -i DISABLE_HIBERNATION=0
+declare -i DISABLE_LVM=0
 # you can use xconfig etc if you like - override in /etc/buildkernel.conf
 CONFIGTYPE="menuconfig"
 # following should already be in the environment; but to be safe...
@@ -511,13 +512,18 @@ setup_final_variables() {
         CMDLINE_ROOTFSTYPE="$(head -n 1 <<<"${CMDLINE_ROOTFSTYPE}")"
     fi
     # we use path syntax rather than "=PARTUUID=" syntax, as more reliable
-    KERNEL_CMD_LINE="root=${CMDLINE_ROOT} crypt_root=${CRYPTPATHMAP} dolvm "
+    KERNEL_CMD_LINE="root=${CMDLINE_ROOT} crypt_root=${CRYPTPATHMAP} "
+    if ((DISABLE_LVM==0)); then
+        KERNEL_CMD_LINE+="dolvm "
+    fi
     KERNEL_CMD_LINE+="real_root=${CMDLINE_REAL_ROOT} rootfstype=${CMDLINE_ROOTFSTYPE} "
     KERNEL_CMD_LINE+="real_init=${CMDLINE_REAL_INIT} "
     if [ -n "${LUKSKEYFILE}" ]; then
         KERNEL_CMD_LINE+="root_keydev=${KEYFILEPATHMAP} root_key=${LUKSKEYFILE} "
     fi
-    KERNEL_CMD_LINE+="real_resume=${CMDLINE_REAL_RESUME} "
+    if ((DISABLE_HIBERNATION==0)); then
+        KERNEL_CMD_LINE+="real_resume=${CMDLINE_REAL_RESUME} "
+    fi
     KERNEL_CMD_LINE+="keymap=${KEYMAP}"
     if [ -n "${PLYMOUTHTHEME}" ]; then
         KERNEL_CMD_LINE+=" quiet splash"
@@ -1738,8 +1744,15 @@ conform_config_file() {
     set_kernel_config_list_to_y "RTC_CLASS RTC_HCTOSYS RTC_SYSTOHC"
     set_kernel_config "RTC_HCTOSYS_DEVICE" "rtc0"
     set_kernel_config_list_to_y "RTC_INTF_SYSFS RTC_INTF_PROC RTC_INTF_DEV RTC_DRV_CMOS"
-    show "Enabling suspend and hibernation support..."
-    set_kernel_config_list_to_y "SUSPEND HIBERNATION"
+    show "Enabling suspend support..."
+    set_kernel_config_list_to_y "SUSPEND"
+    if ((DISABLE_HIBERNATION==0)); then
+        show "Enabling hibernation support..."
+        set_kernel_config_list_to_y "HIBERNATION"
+    else
+        show "Disabling hibernation support..."
+        unset_kernel_config "HIBERNATION"
+    fi
     show "Ensuring deprecated sysfs support turned off..."
     unset_kernel_config "SYSFS_DEPRECATED"
     # turn off penguin logo at boot if using Plymouth
@@ -1868,11 +1881,15 @@ create_initramfs_using_genkernel() {
     if ((ARG_POSTCLEAR==1)); then
         POSTCLEAR_FLAG="--postclear" # clear all caches after genkenrel run
     fi
-    genkernel --install --no-mountboot \
-        --luks --lvm  --no-gpg --udev ${POSTCLEAR_FLAG} \
-        --kernel-config="${TARGETCONFIG}" --busybox \
-        --no-compress-initramfs ${ADDITIONALGENKERNELOPTS} \
-        ${PLYMOUTH_OPTS} initramfs
+    GENKERNEL_OPTS="--install --no-mountboot --luks "
+    if ((DISABLE_LVM==0)); then
+        GENKERNEL_OPTS+="--lvm "
+    fi
+    GENKERNEL_OPTS+="--no-gpg --udev ${POSTCLEAR_FLAG} "
+    GENKERNEL_OPTS+="--kernel-config=\"${TARGETCONFIG}\" --busybox "
+    GENKERNEL_OPTS+="--no-compress-initramfs "
+    GENKERNEL_OPTS+="${ADDITIONALGENKERNELOPTS} ${PLYMOUTH_OPTS} initramfs"
+    genkernel ${GENKERNEL_OPTS}
     # re-extract release details, in case these have changed
     # (e.g. due to 'SCM dirty suffix' having been added (a '+' sign))
     extract_kernel_release_name
diff --git a/buildkernel.8 b/buildkernel.8
index fe44896..5fdac6b 100644
--- a/buildkernel.8
+++ b/buildkernel.8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH BUILDKERNEL 8 "Version 1.0.34: April 2019"
+.TH BUILDKERNEL 8 "Version 1.0.35: April 2019"
 .SH NAME
 buildkernel \- build secure boot kernel, save to EFI system partition
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/buildkernel.conf b/buildkernel.conf
index 4eb0498..72afa7d 100644
--- a/buildkernel.conf
+++ b/buildkernel.conf
@@ -91,6 +91,14 @@
 #KERNEL_SIGNING_CERT="auto"
 #KERNEL_SIGNING_KEY="auto"
 
+# if you don't wish to enable hibernation, uncomment below. Default is 0
+# (Hibernation enabled).
+#DISABLE_HIBERNATION=1
+
+# if your configuration doesn't use LVM, uncomment below. Default is 0 (LVM
+# enabled).
+#DISABLE_LVM=1
+
 # if you need to conform the config file for some reason, uncomment this
 # hook function and fill it out to suit your requirements
 # NB you should only really need to do this to override a setting forced
diff --git a/buildkernel.conf.5 b/buildkernel.conf.5
index 199be3b..e9b045a 100644
--- a/buildkernel.conf.5
+++ b/buildkernel.conf.5
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH BUILDKERNEL 5 "Version 1.0.34: April 2019"
+.TH BUILDKERNEL 5 "Version 1.0.35: April 2019"
 .SH NAME
 buildkernel.conf \- a configuration file for \fBbuildkernel\fR(8)
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -214,6 +214,16 @@ to generate it.
 
 By default this is not set and causes external modules to not be signed.
 Requires that the \fBKERNEL_SIGNING_CERT\fR variable is set.
+.br
+.TP
+.BR DISABLE_HIBERNATION
+If you wish to disable hibernation, set this to \fB1\fR. This is set to
+\fB0\fR (Hibernation enabled) by default.
+.br
+.TP
+.BR DISABLE_LVM
+If your configuration doesn't use LVM, set this to \fB1\fR. This is set to
+\fB0\fR (LVM enabled) by default.
 
 .RE
 .SH FUNCTIONS