diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7e03f6f..8f6e3ae 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ set(TARGET_NAME RISCV)
 option(PROTEA_BUILD_TESTS
        "Enable tests build (requires riscv gnu toolchain)" OFF)
 
+option(PROTEA_BUILD_SIM
+       "Build the native simulator generator and simulator" ON)
+
 if(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX_INITIALIZED_TO_DEFAULT)
   set_property(CACHE CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX
                PROPERTY VALUE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/install")
@@ -21,7 +24,6 @@ include(cmake/Bundler.cmake)
 include(cmake/QEMU.cmake)
 include(cmake/CompilerOptions.cmake)
 include(cmake/CPM.cmake)
-include(cmake/dependencies.cmake)
 include(cmake/CompilerConfig.cmake)
 
 if(PROTEA_BUILD_TESTS)
@@ -29,6 +31,8 @@ if(PROTEA_BUILD_TESTS)
 endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(lib)
-add_subdirectory(sim_lib)
-add_subdirectory(sim_gen)
+if(PROTEA_BUILD_SIM)
+  add_subdirectory(sim_lib)
+  add_subdirectory(sim_gen)
+endif()
 add_subdirectory(test)
diff --git a/cmake/dependencies.cmake b/cmake/dependencies.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index 618e78f..0000000
--- a/cmake/dependencies.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-# elfio: ELF Loader Library
-CPMAddPackage(
-  NAME elfio
-  GITHUB_REPOSITORY serge1/ELFIO
-  GIT_TAG Release_3.12
-  EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL True
-  SYSTEM True)
-
-# CLI11: Command Line Input argument parser library
-CPMAddPackage(
-  NAME CLI11
-  GITHUB_REPOSITORY CLIUtils/CLI11
-  VERSION 2.5.0
-  EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL True
-  SYSTEM True)
-
-# fmt: Format Library
-CPMAddPackage(
-  NAME fmt
-  GITHUB_REPOSITORY fmtlib/fmt
-  GIT_TAG 12.0.0
-  EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL True
-  SYSTEM True)
diff --git a/sim_gen/CMakeLists.txt b/sim_gen/CMakeLists.txt
index 8d0c5e8..b12ed23 100644
--- a/sim_gen/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sim_gen/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,29 @@
 project(protea_simgen)
 
+# elfio: ELF Loader Library
+CPMAddPackage(
+  NAME elfio
+  GITHUB_REPOSITORY serge1/ELFIO
+  GIT_TAG Release_3.12
+  EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL True
+  SYSTEM True)
+
+# CLI11: Command Line Input argument parser library
+CPMAddPackage(
+  NAME CLI11
+  GITHUB_REPOSITORY CLIUtils/CLI11
+  VERSION 2.5.0
+  EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL True
+  SYSTEM True)
+
+# fmt: Format Library
+CPMAddPackage(
+  NAME fmt
+  GITHUB_REPOSITORY fmtlib/fmt
+  GIT_TAG 12.0.0
+  EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL True
+  SYSTEM True)
+
 set(PROTEA_SIMGEN_OUTPUT_HEADERS
   cpu_state.hh
   base_exec_engine.hh