diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fa24414..ba0d477 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -133,13 +133,13 @@ set_property(TARGET icsneocpp PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 # libftdi
 if(NOT WIN32)
 	target_include_directories(icsneocpp PUBLIC third-party/libftdi/src)
-	set(LIBFTDI_DOCUMENTATION OFF)
-	set(LIBFTDI_BUILD_TESTS OFF)
-	set(LIBFTDI_INSTALL OFF)
-	set(LIBFTDI_PYTHON_BINDINGS OFF)
-	set(LIBFTDI_LINK_PYTHON_LIBRARY OFF)
-	set(FTDIPP OFF)
-	set(FTDI_EEPROM OFF)
+	set(LIBFTDI_DOCUMENTATION OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")
+	set(LIBFTDI_BUILD_TESTS OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")
+	set(LIBFTDI_INSTALL OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")
+	set(LIBFTDI_PYTHON_BINDINGS OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")
+	set(LIBFTDI_LINK_PYTHON_LIBRARY OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")
+	set(FTDIPP OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")
+	set(FTDI_EEPROM OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")
 	add_subdirectory(third-party/libftdi)
 endif(NOT WIN32)
 
diff --git a/third-party/libftdi/CMakeLists.txt b/third-party/libftdi/CMakeLists.txt
index c13c44a..9b6237a 100644
--- a/third-party/libftdi/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/third-party/libftdi/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ set(CPACK_COMPONENT_SHAREDLIBS_GROUP "Development")
 set(CPACK_COMPONENT_STATICLIBS_GROUP "Development")
 set(CPACK_COMPONENT_HEADERS_GROUP    "Development")
 
+option ( LIBFTDI_INSTALL "Generate install step" ON )
+
 option ( LIBFTDI_STATICLIBS "Build static libraries" ON )
 
 # guess LIB_SUFFIX, don't take debian multiarch into account 
@@ -168,13 +170,17 @@ endif(${WIN32})
 configure_file(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/libftdi1.spec.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/libftdi1.spec @ONLY)
 configure_file(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/libftdi1.pc.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/libftdi1.pc @ONLY)
 configure_file(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/libftdipp1.pc.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/libftdipp1.pc @ONLY)
-install(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/libftdi1.pc ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/libftdipp1.pc
+if (LIBFTDI_INSTALL)
+  install(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/libftdi1.pc ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/libftdipp1.pc
         DESTINATION lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/pkgconfig)
+endif()
 
 if (UNIX OR MINGW)
   configure_file ( libftdi1-config.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libftdi1-config @ONLY )
-  install ( PROGRAMS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libftdi1-config
+  if (LIBFTDI_INSTALL)
+    install ( PROGRAMS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libftdi1-config
             DESTINATION bin )
+  endif()
 endif ()
 
 # config script install path
@@ -228,8 +234,6 @@ else ()
   )
 endif ()
 
-option ( LIBFTDI_INSTALL "Generate install step" ON )
-
 if (LIBFTDI_INSTALL)
   install ( FILES 
             ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/LibFTDI1Config.cmake
diff --git a/third-party/libftdi/ftdi_eeprom/CMakeLists.txt b/third-party/libftdi/ftdi_eeprom/CMakeLists.txt
index a730ee3..22bc39d 100644
--- a/third-party/libftdi/ftdi_eeprom/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/third-party/libftdi/ftdi_eeprom/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ if ( CONFUSE_FOUND )
   if ( LIBINTL_FOUND )
     target_link_libraries ( ftdi_eeprom ${LIBINTL_LIBRARIES} )
   endif ()
-  install ( TARGETS ftdi_eeprom DESTINATION bin )
-  install ( FILES example.conf DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR} )
+  if ( LIBFTDI_INSTALL )
+    install ( TARGETS ftdi_eeprom DESTINATION bin )
+    install ( FILES example.conf DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR} )
+  endif()
 else ()
   message ( STATUS "libConfuse not found, won't build ftdi_eeprom" )
 endif ()
diff --git a/third-party/libftdi/ftdipp/CMakeLists.txt b/third-party/libftdi/ftdipp/CMakeLists.txt
index 677d29f..1c2fcb9 100644
--- a/third-party/libftdi/ftdipp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/third-party/libftdi/ftdipp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,12 +31,13 @@ if (FTDIPP)
     # Dependencies
     target_link_libraries(ftdipp1 PUBLIC ftdi1 ${LIBUSB_LIBRARIES} ${BOOST_LIBRARIES})
 
-    
-    install ( TARGETS ftdipp1
+    if ( LIBFTDI_INSTALL )
+      install ( TARGETS ftdipp1
               RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
               LIBRARY DESTINATION lib${LIB_SUFFIX}
               ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib${LIB_SUFFIX}
             )
+    endif()
             
     # Static library
     if ( LIBFTDI_STATICLIBS )
@@ -49,10 +50,12 @@ if (FTDIPP)
       set_target_properties(ftdipp1-static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "ftdipp1")
       set_target_properties(ftdipp1-static PROPERTIES CLEAN_DIRECT_OUTPUT 1)
 
-      install ( TARGETS ftdipp1-static
+      if ( LIBFTDI_INSTALL )
+        install ( TARGETS ftdipp1-static
                 ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib${LIB_SUFFIX}
                 COMPONENT staticlibs
               )
+      endif()
     endif ()
 
     install ( FILES ${cpp_headers}
diff --git a/third-party/libftdi/src/CMakeLists.txt b/third-party/libftdi/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 386c590..a6a6188 100644
--- a/third-party/libftdi/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/third-party/libftdi/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,24 +32,30 @@ set_target_properties ( ftdi1 PROPERTIES CLEAN_DIRECT_OUTPUT 1 )
 # Dependencies
 target_link_libraries(ftdi1 ${LIBUSB_LIBRARIES})
 
-install ( TARGETS ftdi1
+if ( LIBFTDI_INSTALL )
+  install ( TARGETS ftdi1
           RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
           LIBRARY DESTINATION lib${LIB_SUFFIX}
           ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib${LIB_SUFFIX}
         )
+endif()
 
 if ( LIBFTDI_STATICLIBS )
   add_library(ftdi1-static STATIC ${c_sources})
   target_link_libraries(ftdi1-static ${LIBUSB_LIBRARIES})
   set_target_properties(ftdi1-static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "ftdi1")
   set_target_properties(ftdi1-static PROPERTIES CLEAN_DIRECT_OUTPUT 1)
-  install ( TARGETS ftdi1-static
+  if ( LIBFTDI_INSTALL )
+    install ( TARGETS ftdi1-static
             ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib${LIB_SUFFIX}
             COMPONENT staticlibs
           )
+  endif()
 endif ()
 
-install ( FILES ${c_headers}
+if ( LIBFTDI_INSTALL )
+  install ( FILES ${c_headers}
           DESTINATION include/${PROJECT_NAME}
           COMPONENT headers
         )
+endif()