diff --git a/lld/CMakeLists.txt b/lld/CMakeLists.txt
index 64c9f23805509..61989c6cccf57 100644
--- a/lld/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lld/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -189,7 +189,10 @@ if (NOT LLVM_INSTALL_TOOLCHAIN_ONLY)
 endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(Common)
-add_subdirectory(tools/lld)
+
+if (LLD_BUILD_TOOLS)
+    add_subdirectory(tools/lld)
+endif()
 
 if (LLVM_INCLUDE_TESTS)
   add_custom_target(LLDUnitTests)