diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 26ecac480..55e3ce3e1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ set(NMODL_EXTRA_CXX_FLAGS
     ""
     CACHE STRING "Add extra compile flags for NMODL sources")
 separate_arguments(NMODL_EXTRA_CXX_FLAGS)
+option(LINK_AGAINST_PYTHON "Should the Python library be linked or not" ON)
 option(NMODL_BUILD_WHEEL "Flag to signal we are building a wheel" OFF)
 if(NMODL_BUILD_WHEEL)
   set(LINK_AGAINST_PYTHON OFF)