diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b701eb00e8b0e97c6854e1b0db438f22a5f305fa..ad1b6f23c9da17de0fa65cc6f53648952a0566b7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ if (WITH_C_API AND WITH_PYTHON)
     "different Python interpreter from compiling.")
 endif()
 
+if (WITH_C_API)
+  set(WITH_FLUID OFF CACHE STRING "Disable install fluid when compile the C_API" FORCE)
+endif()
+
 if(MOBILE_INFERENCE)
     set(THIRD_PARTY_BUILD_TYPE MinSizeRel)
 else()