diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 98ac1b600..519ce635d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -603,7 +603,11 @@ if(BUILD_DOCUMENTATION)
   endif()
 endif()
 
-# when ON - will install libunbound and libwallet_merged into "lib"
+# when ON - will install libwallet_merged into "lib"
 option(BUILD_GUI_DEPS "Build GUI dependencies." OFF)
 
+# This is not nice, distribution packagers should not enable this, but depend
+# on libunbound shipped with their distribution instead
+option(INSTALL_VENDORED_LIBUNBOUND "Install libunbound binary built from source vendored with this repo." OFF)
+
 
diff --git a/external/unbound/CMakeLists.txt b/external/unbound/CMakeLists.txt
index 99a44e1a6..4b82fab82 100644
--- a/external/unbound/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/unbound/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ if (MINGW)
 endif ()
 
 
-if (BUILD_GUI_DEPS)
+if (INSTALL_VENDORED_LIBUNBOUND)
     install(TARGETS unbound
         ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib)
 endif()