diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 4486b98..2eb3050 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ libevent_vars.add_cmake_defines({
   'EVENT__LIBRARY_TYPE'      : 'STATIC',
 })
 
+libevent_vars.set_install(false)
+
 libevent_proj = cmake.subproject('libevent', options : libevent_vars)
 libevent_dep  = libevent_proj.dependency('event_static')