diff --git a/cachelib/CMakeLists.txt b/cachelib/CMakeLists.txt
index 9442838..2a22ba8 100644
--- a/cachelib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cachelib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ set(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "https://github.com/facebook/TBD")
 set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 
 option(BUILD_TESTS "If enabled, compile the tests." ON)
+option(BUILD_CACHELIB_INTERFACE
+       "Build the coroutine CacheComponent interface and cachebench." ON)
 
 
 set(BIN_INSTALL_DIR bin CACHE STRING
@@ -316,11 +318,15 @@ add_subdirectory (common)
 add_subdirectory (shm)
 add_subdirectory (navy)
 add_subdirectory (allocator)
-add_subdirectory (interface)
 add_subdirectory (datatype)
 add_subdirectory (compact_cache)
 add_subdirectory (benchmarks)
-add_subdirectory (cachebench)
+if (BUILD_CACHELIB_INTERFACE)
+  add_subdirectory (interface)
+  add_subdirectory (cachebench)
+else ()
+  message(STATUS "Skipping cachelib_interface and cachebench")
+endif ()
 
 # Install the source header files
 install(
@@ -379,13 +385,18 @@ install(
 )
 
 add_library(cachelib INTERFACE)
-target_link_libraries(cachelib INTERFACE
+set(CACHELIB_LINK_LIBRARIES
      cachelib_common
      cachelib_shm
      cachelib_navy
      cachelib_allocator
-     cachelib_interface
      )
+if (BUILD_CACHELIB_INTERFACE)
+  list(APPEND CACHELIB_LINK_LIBRARIES cachelib_interface)
+endif ()
+target_link_libraries(cachelib INTERFACE
+     ${CACHELIB_LINK_LIBRARIES}
+     )
 target_include_directories(
   cachelib
   INTERFACE
@@ -405,15 +416,20 @@ install(EXPORT cachelib-exports
         DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DIR})
 
 if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  set_target_properties(
+  set(CACHELIB_VERSIONED_TARGETS
     cachelib_allocator
-    cachelib_cachebench
     cachelib_common
     cachelib_datatype
-    cachelib_interface
     cachelib_navy
     cachelib_shm
-    PROPERTIES
+  )
+  if (BUILD_CACHELIB_INTERFACE)
+    list(APPEND CACHELIB_VERSIONED_TARGETS
+      cachelib_cachebench
+      cachelib_interface)
+  endif ()
+  set_target_properties(
+    ${CACHELIB_VERSIONED_TARGETS} PROPERTIES
     SOVERSION ${CACHELIB_MAJOR_VERSION}
     VERSION ${PACKAGE_VERSION}
   )