diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 62fd8ea..f713eb5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -102,8 +102,10 @@ endif()
 if (NOT MSVC)
     target_link_libraries(utils m)
 endif()
-if (WIN32)
-    target_link_libraries(utils shell32)
+if (INSTALL_DEP_FILES)
+    if (WIN32)
+        target_link_libraries(utils shell32)
+    endif()
 endif()
 if (ENABLE_CXX17)
     target_compile_features(utils PRIVATE cxx_std_17)