diff --git a/client/CMakeLists.txt b/client/CMakeLists.txt
index c24ef34d5..449b4fdbe 100644
--- a/client/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/client/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,9 +42,12 @@ endif (NOT SKIPQT EQUAL 1)
 find_package(PkgConfig)
 if (NOT SKIPBT EQUAL 1)
     pkg_search_module(BLUEZ QUIET bluez)
-endif()
-pkg_search_module(PYTHON3 QUIET python3)
-pkg_search_module(PYTHON3EMBED QUIET python3-embed)
+endif (NOT SKIPBT EQUAL 1)
+
+if (NOT SKIPPYTHON EQUAL 1)
+    pkg_search_module(PYTHON3 QUIET python3)
+    pkg_search_module(PYTHON3EMBED QUIET python3-embed)
+endif (NOT SKIPPYTHON EQUAL 1)
 
 add_subdirectory(${PM3_ROOT}/client/deps deps)
 
@@ -229,19 +232,19 @@ if (NOT SKIPBT EQUAL 1)
     endif (BLUEZ_FOUND)
 endif(NOT SKIPBT EQUAL 1)
 
-if (PYTHON3EMBED_FOUND)
-    message("Python3-embed library found, building with python3 support :)")
-    add_definitions(-DHAVE_PYTHON)
-    set(ADDITIONAL_DIRS ${PYTHON3EMBED_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${ADDITIONAL_DIRS})
-    set(ADDITIONAL_LNK ${PYTHON3EMBED_LIBRARIES} ${ADDITIONAL_LNK})
-    set(ADDITIONAL_LNKDIRS ${PYTHON3EMBED_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${ADDITIONAL_LNKDIRS})
-elseif (PYTHON3_FOUND)
-    message("Python3 library found, building with python3 support :)")
-    add_definitions(-DHAVE_PYTHON)
-    set(ADDITIONAL_DIRS ${PYTHON3_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${ADDITIONAL_DIRS})
-    set(ADDITIONAL_LNK ${PYTHON3_LIBRARIES} ${ADDITIONAL_LNK})
-    set(ADDITIONAL_LNKDIRS ${PYTHON3_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${ADDITIONAL_LNKDIRS})   
-endif (PYTHON3EMBED_FOUND)
+if (NOT SKIPPYTHON EQUAL 1)
+    if (PYTHON3EMBED_FOUND)
+        add_definitions(-DHAVE_PYTHON)
+        set(ADDITIONAL_DIRS ${PYTHON3EMBED_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${ADDITIONAL_DIRS})
+        set(ADDITIONAL_LNK ${PYTHON3EMBED_LIBRARIES} ${ADDITIONAL_LNK})
+        set(ADDITIONAL_LNKDIRS ${PYTHON3EMBED_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${ADDITIONAL_LNKDIRS})
+    elseif (PYTHON3_FOUND)
+        add_definitions(-DHAVE_PYTHON)
+        set(ADDITIONAL_DIRS ${PYTHON3_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${ADDITIONAL_DIRS})
+        set(ADDITIONAL_LNK ${PYTHON3_LIBRARIES} ${ADDITIONAL_LNK})
+        set(ADDITIONAL_LNKDIRS ${PYTHON3_LIBRARY_DIRS} ${ADDITIONAL_LNKDIRS})   
+    endif (PYTHON3EMBED_FOUND)
+endif (NOT SKIPPYTHON EQUAL 1)
 
 message("===================================================================")
 if (SKIPQT EQUAL 1)
@@ -263,6 +266,18 @@ else (SKIPBT EQUAL 1)
         message("native BT support: Bluez not found, disabled")
     endif (BLUEZ_FOUND)
 endif(SKIPBT EQUAL 1)
+
+if (SKIPPYTHON EQUAL 1)
+    message("Python3 library:   skipped")
+else (SKIPPYTHON EQUAL 1)
+    if (PYTHON3EMBED_FOUND)
+        message("Python3 library:   Python3 embed found, enabled")
+    elseif (PYTHON_FOUND)
+        message("Python3 library:   Python3 found, enabled")
+    else (PYTHON3EMBED_FOUND)
+        message("Python3 library:   Python3 not found, disabled")
+    endif (PYTHON3EMBED_FOUND)
+endif(SKIPPYTHON EQUAL 1)
 message("===================================================================")
 
 add_executable(proxmark3
@@ -330,14 +345,16 @@ if (NOT SKIPPTHREAD EQUAL 1)
     target_link_libraries(proxmark3 PRIVATE pthread)
 endif (NOT SKIPPTHREAD EQUAL 1)
 
-# OSX have a hard time compiling python3 dependency with older cmake.
-if (PYTHON3EMBED_FOUND OR PYTHON3_FOUND)
-    if (NOT CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
-           target_link_directories(proxmark3 PRIVATE ${ADDITIONAL_LNKDIRS})
-    elseif (APPLE)
-           message( SEND_ERROR "Your CMAKE version is too old for Apple platform, please update to a version >=3.13" )
-    endif (NOT CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
-endif (PYTHON3EMBED_FOUND OR PYTHON3_FOUND)
+if (NOT SKIPPYTHON EQUAL 1)
+    # OSX have a hard time compiling python3 dependency with older cmake.
+    if (PYTHON3EMBED_FOUND OR PYTHON3_FOUND)
+        if (NOT CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
+               target_link_directories(proxmark3 PRIVATE ${ADDITIONAL_LNKDIRS})
+        elseif (APPLE)
+               message( SEND_ERROR "Your CMAKE version is too old for Apple platform, please update to a version >=3.13" )
+        endif (NOT CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.13)
+    endif (PYTHON3EMBED_FOUND OR PYTHON3_FOUND)
+endif (NOT SKIPPYTHON EQUAL 1)
 
 install(TARGETS proxmark3 DESTINATION "bin")
 install(DIRECTORY cmdscripts lualibs luascripts pyscripts resources dictionaries DESTINATION "share/proxmark3")