diff --git a/rdtk/librdtk/CMakeLists.txt b/rdtk/librdtk/CMakeLists.txt
index e12f162b6..b6caf80c4 100644
--- a/rdtk/librdtk/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rdtk/librdtk/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ endif()
 target_link_libraries(${MODULE_NAME} ${${MODULE_PREFIX}_LIBS})
 
 install(TARGETS ${MODULE_NAME} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} EXPORT RdTkTargets)
-if (MSVC AND BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+if (WITH_DEBUG_SYMBOLS AND MSVC AND BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 	install(FILES ${CMAKE_PDB_BINARY_DIR}/${MODULE_NAME}.pdb DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} COMPONENT symbols)
 endif()