diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index c918cf17..7d24ffb2 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ add_library(espeak-include INTERFACE)
 target_include_directories(espeak-include INTERFACE include include/compat)
 
 add_subdirectory(ucd-tools)
-add_subdirectory(speechPlayer)
+if(USE_SPEECHPLAYER)
+  add_subdirectory(speechPlayer)
+endif()
 add_subdirectory(libespeak-ng)
 
 if(BUILD_ESPEAK_NG_EXE)