diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d6289c8828..e785237fc0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ set(CUTTER_EXTRA_PLUGIN_DIRS "" CACHE STRING "List of addition plugin locations"
 option(CUTTER_ENABLE_DEPENDENCY_DOWNLOADS "Enable downloading of dependencies. Setting to OFF doesn't affect any downloads done by rizin build." OFF)
 option(CUTTER_ENABLE_PACKAGING "Enable building platform-specific packages for distributing" OFF)
 option(CUTTER_ENABLE_SIGDB "Downloads and installs sigdb (only available when CUTTER_USE_BUNDLED_RIZIN=ON)." OFF)
+option(CUTTER_ENABLE_TRANSLATIONS "Build and install translation files" ON)
 option(CUTTER_PACKAGE_DEPENDENCIES "During install step include the third party dependencies." OFF)
 option(CUTTER_PACKAGE_RZ_GHIDRA "Compile and install rz-ghidra during install step." OFF)
 option(CUTTER_PACKAGE_RZ_LIBSWIFT "Compile and install rz-libswift demangler during the install step." OFF)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 58b2b3b826..4fba081a05 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -613,7 +613,9 @@ if(CUTTER_ENABLE_PACKAGING)
     target_compile_definitions(Cutter PRIVATE CUTTER_ENABLE_PACKAGING)
 endif()
 
-include(Translations)
+if(CUTTER_ENABLE_TRANSLATIONS)
+    include(Translations)
+endif()
 
 # Install files
 install(TARGETS Cutter