diff --git a/libunwind/CMakeLists.txt b/libunwind/CMakeLists.txt
index eef7479dfdf5..dda279906508 100644
--- a/libunwind/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libunwind/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ option(LIBUNWIND_INCLUDE_DOCS "Build the libunwind documentation." ${LLVM_INCLUD
 
 set(LIBUNWIND_LIBDIR_SUFFIX "${LLVM_LIBDIR_SUFFIX}" CACHE STRING
     "Define suffix of library directory name (32/64)")
+option(LIBUNWIND_INSTALL_LIBRARY "Install the libunwind library." ON)
 set(LIBUNWIND_TARGET_TRIPLE "" CACHE STRING "Target triple for cross compiling.")
 set(LIBUNWIND_GCC_TOOLCHAIN "" CACHE PATH "GCC toolchain for cross compiling.")
 set(LIBUNWIND_SYSROOT "" CACHE PATH "Sysroot for cross compiling.")
diff --git a/libunwind/src/CMakeLists.txt b/libunwind/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 17550d9ef8a3..700b52e31024 100644
--- a/libunwind/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libunwind/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -132,7 +132,16 @@ endif()
 # Add a meta-target for both libraries.
 add_custom_target(unwind DEPENDS ${LIBUNWIND_TARGETS})
 
-install(TARGETS ${LIBUNWIND_TARGETS}
-  LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIBUNWIND_INSTALL_PREFIX}lib${LIBUNWIND_LIBDIR_SUFFIX}
-  ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${LIBUNWIND_INSTALL_PREFIX}lib${LIBUNWIND_LIBDIR_SUFFIX})
+if (LIBUNWIND_INSTALL_LIBRARY)
+  install(TARGETS ${LIBUNWIND_TARGETS}
+    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIBUNWIND_INSTALL_PREFIX}lib${LIBUNWIND_LIBDIR_SUFFIX} COMPONENT unwind
+    ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${LIBUNWIND_INSTALL_PREFIX}lib${LIBUNWIND_LIBDIR_SUFFIX} COMPONENT unwind)
+endif()
 
+if (NOT CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES AND LIBUNWIND_INSTALL_LIBRARY)
+  add_custom_target(install-unwind
+    DEPENDS unwind
+    COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
+            -DCMAKE_INSTALL_COMPONENT=unwind
+            -P "${LIBCXXABI_BINARY_DIR}/cmake_install.cmake")
+endif()