diff --git a/jrl-cmakemodules/Makefile.common b/jrl-cmakemodules/Makefile.common
index f414a6fb06ff3e0dc04f7b304cf3942025168c86..2f7209cbecaaa0b5483883117598b7821c2c594d 100644
--- a/jrl-cmakemodules/Makefile.common
+++ b/jrl-cmakemodules/Makefile.common
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ ifndef VERSION
   PKG_FAIL_REASON+="Dependency on jrl/Makefile.common requires VERSION"
 endif
 
+ifdef USE_PYTHON_ONLY
+  USE_PYTHON=		true
+  CMAKE_ARGS+=		-DINSTALL_PYTHON_INTERFACE_ONLY=ON
+  CMAKE_ARGS+=		-DINSTALL_DOCUMENTATION=OFF
+  CMAKE_ARGS+=		-DINSTALL_GENERATED_HEADERS=OFF
+  CMAKE_ARGS+=		-DINSTALL_PKG_CONFIG_FILE=OFF
+endif
+
 DISTNAME?=		${NAME}-${VERSION}
 ifdef USE_PYTHON
   PKGNAME?=		${PKGTAG.python-}${DISTNAME}