diff --git a/LuaJIT.cmake b/LuaJIT.cmake
index 71d9b85..f7aae76 100644
--- a/LuaJIT.cmake
+++ b/LuaJIT.cmake
@@ -686,4 +686,6 @@ target_include_directories(luajit-header INTERFACE ${LJ_DIR})
 
 add_library(luajit::lib ALIAS libluajit)
 add_library(luajit::header ALIAS luajit-header)
-add_executable(luajit::lua ALIAS luajit)
+if (LUAJIT_BUILD_EXE)
+  add_executable(luajit::lua ALIAS luajit)
+endif()