diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index d1c752fda2..3962565091 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -354,3 +354,5 @@ option('oss-fuzz', type : 'boolean', value : 'false',
        description : 'build against oss-fuzz')
 option('llvm-fuzz', type : 'boolean', value : 'false',
        description : 'build against LLVM libFuzzer')
+option('kernel-install', type: 'boolean', value: 'true',
+       description : 'include kernel-install feature')
diff --git a/src/kernel-install/meson.build b/src/kernel-install/meson.build
index 261c3aaae4..9ae342dfba 100644
--- a/src/kernel-install/meson.build
+++ b/src/kernel-install/meson.build
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
 
-install_data('kernel-install',
-             install_mode : 'rwxr-xr-x',
-             install_dir : bindir)
+want_kernel_install = get_option('kernel-install')
 
-install_data('00-entry-directory.install',
-             '50-depmod.install',
-             '90-loaderentry.install',
-             install_mode : 'rwxr-xr-x',
-             install_dir : kernelinstalldir)
+if want_kernel_install
+	install_data('kernel-install',
+		install_mode : 'rwxr-xr-x',
+		install_dir : bindir)
 
-meson.add_install_script('sh', '-c',
-                         mkdir_p.format(join_paths(sysconfdir, 'kernel/install.d')))
+	install_data('00-entry-directory.install',
+		'50-depmod.install',
+		'90-loaderentry.install',
+		install_mode : 'rwxr-xr-x',
+		install_dir : kernelinstalldir)
+
+	meson.add_install_script('sh', '-c',
+				mkdir_p.format(join_paths(sysconfdir, 'kernel/install.d')))
+endif