diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1100af648fe..e4bd42cbb3b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ include(njson)
 # yaml-cpp
 include(yaml-cpp)
 
-if(LINUX)
+if(LINUX AND NOT MINIMAL_BUILD)
   # jq
   include(jq)