diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f988290..2009aee 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -125,14 +125,16 @@ SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${PROJECT_NAME}_static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME ${PROJECT_NA
 SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${PROJECT_NAME}_static PROPERTIES PREFIX "lib")
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}_static ${CURL_LIBRARIES} ${CONAN_LIBS})
 
-# install headers
-install(DIRECTORY include/utilspp/ DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/utilspp")
-install(DIRECTORY include/curlpp/ DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/curlpp")
-
-if(CURLPP_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME}
-        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
-        LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
+if(NOT CURLPP_SKIP_INSTALL)
+  # install headers
+  install(DIRECTORY include/utilspp/ DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/utilspp")
+  install(DIRECTORY include/curlpp/ DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/curlpp")
+
+  if(CURLPP_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME}
+          RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
+          LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
+  endif()
+  install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME}_static
+          ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
 endif()
-install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME}_static
-        ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})