diff --git a/Externals/cpp-ipc/CMakeLists.txt b/Externals/cpp-ipc/CMakeLists.txt
index ab776d4f893..c8b52f420d2 100644
--- a/Externals/cpp-ipc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Externals/cpp-ipc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-add_subdirectory(cpp-ipc)
+add_subdirectory(cpp-ipc EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
 
 dolphin_disable_warnings(ipc)