--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ include(CMakeDependentOption)
 include(cmake/scripts/common/DependencyOptions.cmake)
 
 # general
+option(HEADERS_ONLY       "Skip building" OFF)
 option(VERBOSE            "Enable verbose output?" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_CLANGTIDY   "Enable clang-tidy support?" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_CPPCHECK    "Enable cppcheck support?" OFF)
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ endif()
 
 core_find_git_rev(APP_SCMID FULL)
 
+if(NOT HEADERS_ONLY)
 # Dynamically loaded libraries built with the project
 add_custom_target(${APP_NAME_LC}-libraries)
 set(LIBRARY_FILES "" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
@@ -478,6 +480,7 @@ endif()
 if(FFMPEG_CREATE_SHARED_LIBRARY)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_CREATE_SHARED_LIBRARY "${FFMPEG_CREATE_SHARED_LIBRARY}")
 endif()
+endif()
 
 # Platform specific additional extra targets
 if(EXISTS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/scripts/${CORE_SYSTEM_NAME}/ExtraTargets.cmake)
--- a/cmake/scripts/linux/Install.cmake
+++ b/cmake/scripts/linux/Install.cmake
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tools
 configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tools/Linux/kodi.metainfo.xml.in
                ${CORE_BUILD_DIR}/${APP_PACKAGE}.metainfo.xml @ONLY)
 
+if(NOT HEADERS_ONLY)
 # Install app
 install(TARGETS ${APP_NAME_LC}
         DESTINATION ${libdir}/${APP_NAME_LC}
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ if(INTERNAL_TEXTUREPACKER_INSTALLABLE)
           RENAME "${APP_NAME_LC}-TexturePacker"
           COMPONENT kodi-tools-texturepacker)
 endif()
+endif()
 
 # Install kodi-addon-dev headers
 include(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/xbmc/addons/AddonBindings.cmake)