diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4006a59d3..f8c69a02d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.16 )
 project ( YUV C CXX )	# "C" is required even for C++ projects
 option( UNIT_TEST "Built unit tests" OFF )
+option( LIBYUV_DISABLE_JPEG "Disable JPEG support" OFF )
 
 include(CheckCSourceCompiles)
 
@@ -199,11 +200,13 @@ target_link_libraries	( yuvconvert ${ly_lib_static} )
 add_executable      ( yuvconstants ${ly_base_dir}/util/yuvconstants.c )
 target_link_libraries  ( yuvconstants ${ly_lib_static} )
 
-find_package ( JPEG )
-if (JPEG_FOUND)
-  include_directories( ${JPEG_INCLUDE_DIR} )
-  target_link_libraries( ${ly_lib_shared} ${JPEG_LIBRARY} )
-  add_definitions( -DHAVE_JPEG )
+if (NOT LIBYUV_DISABLE_JPEG)
+  find_package ( JPEG )
+  if (JPEG_FOUND)
+    include_directories( ${JPEG_INCLUDE_DIR} )
+    target_link_libraries( ${ly_lib_shared} ${JPEG_LIBRARY} )
+    add_definitions( -DHAVE_JPEG )
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 if(UNIT_TEST)