diff --git a/libmariadb/CMakeLists.txt b/libmariadb/CMakeLists.txt
index 39fa709..a726a6d 100644
--- a/libmariadb/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libmariadb/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -455,10 +455,14 @@ IF(NOT WIN32)
   SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(mariadbclient PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "${LIBMARIADB_STATIC_NAME}")
 ENDIF()
 
+if(VCPKG_MARIADBCLIENT)
 INSTALL(TARGETS mariadbclient
           COMPONENT Development
           EXPORT unofficial-libmariadb-targets
           LIBRARY DESTINATION lib)
+else()
+  set_target_properties(mariadbclient PROPERTIES EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL 1)
+endif()
 INSTALL(TARGETS libmariadb
           COMPONENT SharedLibraries
         EXPORT unofficial-libmariadb-targets