diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e87f3de..46892ee 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1570,7 +1570,7 @@ ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(docs)
 # install them in the binary dir. Grab all of the .libs, put them
 # in the libdir.
 ##
-IF(MSVC)
+IF(MSVC AND NOT DISABLE_INSTALL_DEPENDENCIES)
   FILE(GLOB COPY_FILES ${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}/lib/*.lib)
   INSTALL(FILES ${COPY_FILES}
   DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
