diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f1bc4a4f..6028d348 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ include(MiscUtils)
 
 # Compilation options
 option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build shared library, disable for building the static library (default: ON)" ON)
+option(LIBLCF_WITH_INIH "INI parsing support, (inih, default: ON)" ON)
 option(LIBLCF_WITH_ICU "ICU encoding handling (when disabled only windows-1252 is supported, default: ON)" ON)
 option(LIBLCF_WITH_XML "XML reading support (expat, default: ON)" ON)
 option(LIBLCF_UPDATE_MIMEDB "Whether to run update-mime-database after install (default: ON)" ON)
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@ set(LCF_SOURCES
 	src/dbarray.cpp
 	src/dbstring_struct.cpp
 	src/encoder.cpp
-	src/inireader.cpp
 	src/ldb_equipment.cpp
 	src/ldb_eventcommand.cpp
 	src/ldb_parameters.cpp
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ set(LCF_HEADERS
 	src/lcf/encoder.h
 	src/lcf/enum_tags.h
 	src/lcf/flag_set.h
-	src/lcf/inireader.h
 	src/lcf/ldb/reader.h
 	src/lcf/lmt/reader.h
 	src/lcf/lmu/reader.h
@@ -295,6 +294,19 @@ set(LCF_HEADERS
 	src/lcf/third_party/string_view.h
 )
 
+
+
+set(LCF_SUPPORT_INIH 0)
+if(LIBLCF_WITH_INIH)
+	list(APPEND LCF_SOURCES
+		src/inireader.cpp
+	)
+	list(APPEND LCF_HEADERS
+		src/lcf/inireader.h
+	)
+	set(LCF_SUPPORT_INIH 1)
+endif()
+
 add_library(lcf ${LCF_SOURCES} ${LCF_HEADERS})
 
 # IDE source grouping
@@ -345,8 +357,10 @@ set_property(TARGET lcf PROPERTY WINDOWS_EXPORT_ALL_SYMBOLS ON)
 set_property(TARGET lcf PROPERTY EXPORT_NAME liblcf)
 
 # inih
-find_package(inih REQUIRED)
-target_link_libraries(lcf inih::inih)
+if (LCF_SUPPORT_INIH)
+	find_package(inih REQUIRED)
+	target_link_libraries(lcf inih::inih)
+endif ()
 
 # icu
 set(LCF_SUPPORT_ICU 0)