diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e7a58e6d67..696c3419ac 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ IF (APPLE)
 ENDIF()
 
 OPTION(BUILD_BULLET3 "Set when you want to build Bullet 3" ON)
+OPTION(BUILD_BULLET3_OPENCL "Set when you want to build Bullet 3 with OpenCL" ON)
 
 # Optional Python configuration
 # Will not probe environment for Python configuration (which can abort the
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index c30125c539..3c64219ce0 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 
 IF(BUILD_BULLET3)
-	SUBDIRS(  Bullet3OpenCL Bullet3Serialize/Bullet2FileLoader Bullet3Dynamics Bullet3Collision Bullet3Geometry )
+IF(BUILD_BULLET3_OPENCL)
+	add_subdirectory( Bullet3OpenCL )
+ENDIF(BUILD_BULLET3_OPENCL)
+	SUBDIRS( Bullet3Serialize/Bullet2FileLoader Bullet3Dynamics Bullet3Collision Bullet3Geometry )
 ENDIF(BUILD_BULLET3)