diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a94b634..09ca1fa 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ else()
 endif()

 # Format targets
-include(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/AddFormatTargets.cmake)
+if(MSCCLPP_ENABLE_FORMAT_CHECKS)
+  include(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/AddFormatTargets.cmake)
+endif()

 # Find ibverbs and libnuma
 find_package(IBVerbs)