diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 10fa996..42f530d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ option(DEBUG "Build with -g3" 0)
 option(QGLVIEW "Build QGLview library and utils" 1)
 option(QGLENGINE "Build QGLENGINE library and utils" 0)
 option(UTILS "Build various utils" 1)
+option(DESIGNER_PLUGINS "Build qt designer plugins" 1)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O3 -Wall")
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -O3 -Wall")
 #set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -march=native")
diff --git a/qad/CMakeLists.txt b/qad/CMakeLists.txt
index 0131bdd..ead7f85 100644
--- a/qad/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/qad/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ endif()
 if (NOT LIBPROJECT)
 	option(LIB "System install" 1)
 	option(DEBUG "Build with -g3" 0)
+	option(DESIGNER_PLUGINS "Build qt designer plugins" 1)
 	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O3 -Wall")
 	if (DEBUG)
 		set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -g3")
@@ -66,19 +67,21 @@ macro(qad_install _TARGET _H_FILES _QM_FILES)
 endmacro()
 
 macro(qad_plugin NAME _MODULES _LIBS)
-	set(PROJ_NAME qad_${NAME}_plugin)
-	include_directories("..")
-	#message(${_${NAME}_PLUGIN_LIBS})
-	add_definitions(-DQT_PLUGIN)
-	add_definitions(-DQT_NO_DEBUG)
-	add_definitions(-DQT_SHARED)
-	add_definitions(-DQDESIGNER_EXPORT_WIDGETS)
-	find_qt(${QtVersions} Core Designer ${_MODULES})
-	qt_sources(SRC)
-	qt_wrap(${SRC} CPPS out_CPP QMS out_QM)
-	qt_add_library(${PROJ_NAME} SHARED out_CPP)
-	qt_target_link_libraries(${PROJ_NAME} ${_LIBS} qad_${NAME} ${_${NAME}_PLUGIN_LIBS})
-	qt_install(TARGETS ${PROJ_NAME} DESTINATION QtPlugins/designer)
+	if(DESIGNER_PLUGINS)
+		set(PROJ_NAME qad_${NAME}_plugin)
+		include_directories("..")
+		#message(${_${NAME}_PLUGIN_LIBS})
+		add_definitions(-DQT_PLUGIN)
+		add_definitions(-DQT_NO_DEBUG)
+		add_definitions(-DQT_SHARED)
+		add_definitions(-DQDESIGNER_EXPORT_WIDGETS)
+		find_qt(${QtVersions} Core Designer ${_MODULES})
+		qt_sources(SRC)
+		qt_wrap(${SRC} CPPS out_CPP QMS out_QM)
+		qt_add_library(${PROJ_NAME} SHARED out_CPP)
+		qt_target_link_libraries(${PROJ_NAME} ${_LIBS} qad_${NAME} ${_${NAME}_PLUGIN_LIBS})
+		qt_install(TARGETS ${PROJ_NAME} DESTINATION QtPlugins/designer)
+	endif()
 endmacro()
 
 macro(qad_project NAME _MODULES _LIBS)
diff --git a/qglengine/CMakeLists.txt b/qglengine/CMakeLists.txt
index a84d4fc..4b51e21 100644
--- a/qglengine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/qglengine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ if (IBPROJECT)
 else()
 	option(LIB "System install" 0)
 	option(DEBUG "Build with -g3" 0)
+	option(DESIGNER_PLUGINS "Build qt designer plugins" 1)
 	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O3 -Wall")
 	if (DEBUG)
 		set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -g3")
diff --git a/qglengine/plugin/CMakeLists.txt b/qglengine/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
index 773f6c4..5e6097b 100644
--- a/qglengine/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/qglengine/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-project(qglengine_plugin)
-include_directories("..")
-add_definitions(-DQT_PLUGIN)
-add_definitions(-DQT_NO_DEBUG)
-add_definitions(-DQT_SHARED)
-add_definitions(-DQDESIGNER_EXPORT_WIDGETS)
-find_qt(${QtVersions} Core Designer Gui Widgets OpenGL)
-qt_sources(SRC)
-qt_wrap(${SRC} CPPS out_CPP QMS out_QM)
-qt_add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED out_CPP)
-qt_target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} qglengine)
-qt_install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME} DESTINATION QtPlugins/designer)
+if (DESIGNER_PLUGINS)
+	project(qglengine_plugin)
+	include_directories("..")
+	add_definitions(-DQT_PLUGIN)
+	add_definitions(-DQT_NO_DEBUG)
+	add_definitions(-DQT_SHARED)
+	add_definitions(-DQDESIGNER_EXPORT_WIDGETS)
+	find_qt(${QtVersions} Core Designer Gui Widgets OpenGL)
+	qt_sources(SRC)
+	qt_wrap(${SRC} CPPS out_CPP QMS out_QM)
+	qt_add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED out_CPP)
+	qt_target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} qglengine)
+	qt_install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME} DESTINATION QtPlugins/designer)
+endif()
diff --git a/qglview/CMakeLists.txt b/qglview/CMakeLists.txt
index 48fed03..67a1b47 100644
--- a/qglview/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/qglview/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ if (IBPROJECT)
 else()
 	option(LIB "System install" 0)
 	option(DEBUG "Build with -g3" 0)
+	option(DESIGNER_PLUGINS "Build qt designer plugins" 1)
 	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -O3 -Wall")
 	if (DEBUG)
 		set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -g3")
diff --git a/qglview/plugin/CMakeLists.txt b/qglview/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
index 2cdd25f..4e8cac3 100644
--- a/qglview/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/qglview/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-project(qglview_plugin)
-include_directories("..")
-add_definitions(-DQT_PLUGIN)
-add_definitions(-DQT_NO_DEBUG)
-add_definitions(-DQT_SHARED)
-add_definitions(-DQDESIGNER_EXPORT_WIDGETS)
-find_qt(${QtVersions} Core Designer Gui Widgets OpenGL)
-qt_sources(SRC)
-qt_wrap(${SRC} CPPS out_CPP QMS out_QM)
-qt_add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED out_CPP)
-qt_target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} qglview)
-qt_install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME} DESTINATION QtPlugins/designer)
+if (DESIGNER_PLUGINS)
+	project(qglview_plugin)
+	include_directories("..")
+	add_definitions(-DQT_PLUGIN)
+	add_definitions(-DQT_NO_DEBUG)
+	add_definitions(-DQT_SHARED)
+	add_definitions(-DQDESIGNER_EXPORT_WIDGETS)
+	find_qt(${QtVersions} Core Designer Gui Widgets OpenGL)
+	qt_sources(SRC)
+	qt_wrap(${SRC} CPPS out_CPP QMS out_QM)
+	qt_add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED out_CPP)
+	qt_target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} qglview)
+	qt_install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME} DESTINATION QtPlugins/designer)
+endif()