diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 36a9bb6..653d5ed 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ INCLUDE(cmake/eigen.cmake)
 
 SET(CUSTOM_HEADER_DIR sot/tools)
 SET(${PROJECT_NAME}_HEADERS)
-
 SET(DOXYGEN_USE_MATHJAX YES)
 
+OPTION(BUILD_PYTHON_INTERFACE "Build the python bindings" ON)
+OPTION(INSTALL_PYTHON_INTERFACE_ONLY "Install *ONLY* the python binding" OFF)
+
 CMAKE_POLICY(SET CMP0048 OLD)
 PROJECT(${PROJECT_NAME} CXX)
 
@@ -31,7 +33,6 @@ ADD_REQUIRED_DEPENDENCY("sot-core >= 3.0")
 # Search for dependencies.
 SEARCH_FOR_EIGEN()
 
-OPTION(BUILD_PYTHON_INTERFACE "Build the python bindings" ON)
 IF(BUILD_PYTHON_INTERFACE)
   FINDPYTHON ()
   FIND_NUMPY ()
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 75ee868..f1178a2 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(${LIBRARY_NAME}
   SOVERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION}
   INSTALL_RPATH ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
 
-INSTALL (TARGETS ${LIBRARY_NAME} DESTINATION lib)
+IF(NOT INSTALL_PYTHON_INTERFACE_ONLY)
+  INSTALL (TARGETS ${LIBRARY_NAME} DESTINATION lib)
+ENDIF(NOT INSTALL_PYTHON_INTERFACE_ONLY)
 
 IF(BUILD_PYTHON_INTERFACE)
   DYNAMIC_GRAPH_PYTHON_MODULE ("sot/tools" ${LIBRARY_NAME} wrap)