diff --git a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 8e9066257f963d53b43f8ac0a698cba642d343b4..c19343bc712ac69e75920e8642474ea2122e6f53 100644
--- a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+option(DISABLE_PLUGINS "Disable building of OBS plugins" OFF)
+if(DISABLE_PLUGINS)
+	message(STATUS "DISABLE_PLUGINS is set; building of plugins is disabled.")
+	return()
+endif()
 
 if(WIN32)
 	option(BUILD_CA_ENCODER "Build CoreAudio encoder module" ON)