diff --git a/python/dumux/common/CMakeLists.txt b/python/dumux/common/CMakeLists.txt
index ffc35a5823ad73956efb36ba72ae5434047f4913..65f0a6b1f590e515998bbf8fcb038b2c90ea9f88 100644
--- a/python/dumux/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/dumux/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@ add_python_targets(common
 )
 dune_add_pybind11_module(NAME _common)
 set_property(TARGET _common PROPERTY LINK_LIBRARIES dunecommon dunegrid APPEND)
-install(TARGETS _common LIBRARY DESTINATION python/dumux/common)
+
+if(SKBUILD)
+  install(TARGETS _common LIBRARY DESTINATION python/dumux/common)
+endif()