diff --git a/el/CMakeLists.txt b/el/CMakeLists.txt
index cf618c0..d0ebfc6 100644
--- a/el/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/el/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ if(NOT EMACS_EXECUTABLE)
   message(SEND_ERROR "Emacs could not be found")
 endif()
 
+option(SC_EL_BYTECOMPILE "Build emacs-based IDE." ON)
+
 file(GLOB scel_sources
 	 RELATIVE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} *.el)
 
@@ -17,19 +19,24 @@ endforeach()
 
 set(all_scel_sources ${scel_sources} sclang-vars.el)
 
-foreach (el ${all_scel_sources})
-	add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${el}c
-		COMMAND ${EMACS_EXECUTABLE} -batch
-			-L ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
-			-f batch-byte-compile
-			${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${el}
-		DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${el}
-		WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
-		COMMENT "Creating byte-compiled Emacs lisp ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${el}c")
+if (SC_EL_BYTECOMPILE)
+	foreach (el ${all_scel_sources})
+		add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${el}c
+			COMMAND ${EMACS_EXECUTABLE} -batch
+				-L ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
+				-f batch-byte-compile
+				${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${el}
+			DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${el}
+			WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
+			COMMENT "Creating byte-compiled Emacs lisp ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${el}c")
 
-	add_custom_target(${el}c ALL
-	DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${el}c)
+		add_custom_target(${el}c ALL
+		DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${el}c)
 
-	install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${el}c
-	DESTINATION share/emacs/site-lisp/SuperCollider)
-endforeach()
+		install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${el}c
+		DESTINATION share/emacs/site-lisp/SuperCollider)
+	endforeach()
+else()
+	install (FILES ${scel_sources} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/sclang-vars.el
+			DESTINATION share/emacs/site-lisp/SuperCollider)
+endif()