diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b9034bbf..3a4de756 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ or, if you don't want to build with Python at all, use -DCUTTER_ENABLE_PYTHON=OF
 
         include_directories(${SHIBOKEN_INCLUDE_DIR})
         include_directories(${PYSIDE_INCLUDE_DIR} ${PYSIDE_INCLUDE_DIR}/QtCore ${PYSIDE_INCLUDE_DIR}/QtGui ${PYSIDE_INCLUDE_DIR}/QtWidgets)
+
+        add_definitions(-DCUTTER_ENABLE_PYTHON)
     endif()
 endif()
 
diff --git a/src/common/PythonManager.cpp b/src/common/PythonManager.cpp
index 0bacef29..0e3ca38c 100644
--- a/src/common/PythonManager.cpp
+++ b/src/common/PythonManager.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ void PythonManager::initPythonHome()
     }
 }
 
+#ifdef CUTTER_ENABLE_PYTHON_BINDINGS
 extern "C" PyObject *PyInit_CutterBindings();
+#endif
 
 void PythonManager::initialize()
 {
@@ -65,7 +67,9 @@ void PythonManager::initialize()
     PyImport_AppendInittab("cutter_internal", &PyInit_api_internal);
 #endif
     PyImport_AppendInittab("_qtres", &PyInit_qtres);
+#ifdef CUTTER_ENABLE_PYTHON_BINDINGS
     PyImport_AppendInittab("CutterBindings", &PyInit_CutterBindings);
+#endif
     Py_Initialize();
     PyEval_InitThreads();
     pyThreadStateCounter = 1; // we have the thread now => 1
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index a91325fd..824b5209 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -5,18 +5,22 @@ py3_exe = import('python').find_installation('python3')
 
 qt_modules = []
 feature_define_args = []
-if get_option('enable_jupyter')
-  message('Jupyter support enabled')
-  add_project_arguments('-DCUTTER_ENABLE_JUPYTER', language: 'cpp')
-  feature_define_args += ['-DCUTTER_ENABLE_JUPYTER']
-  if get_option('enable_webengine')
-    message('QtWebEngine support enabled')
-    add_project_arguments('-DCUTTER_ENABLE_QTWEBENGINE', language: 'cpp')
-    feature_define_args += ['-DCUTTER_ENABLE_QTWEBENGINE']
-    qt_modules += 'WebEngineWidgets'
+if get_option('enable_python')
+  message('Python is enabled')
+  feature_define_args += ['-DCUTTER_ENABLE_PYTHON']
+  if get_option('enable_jupyter')
+    message('Jupyter support enabled')
+    feature_define_args += ['-DCUTTER_ENABLE_JUPYTER']
+    if get_option('enable_webengine')
+      message('QtWebEngine support enabled')
+      feature_define_args += ['-DCUTTER_ENABLE_QTWEBENGINE']
+      qt_modules += 'WebEngineWidgets'
+    endif
   endif
 endif
 
+add_project_arguments(feature_define_args, language: 'cpp')
+
 parse_cmd = [py3_exe, join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), '../scripts/meson_parse_qmake.py')]
 
 qt_modules += run_command(parse_cmd + ['QT'], check: true).stdout().split(';')
@@ -59,7 +63,7 @@ libr2_dep = r2.get_variable('libr2_dep')
 qt5dep = dependency('qt5', modules: qt_modules)
 
 deps = [libr2_dep, qt5dep]
-if get_option('enable_jupyter')
+if get_option('enable_python')
   deps += [dependency('python3')]
 endif
 
diff --git a/src/meson_options.txt b/src/meson_options.txt
index 6bf9abbc..2287ed0f 100644
--- a/src/meson_options.txt
+++ b/src/meson_options.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+option('enable_python', type: 'boolean', value: true)
 option('enable_jupyter', type: 'boolean', value: false)
 option('enable_webengine', type: 'boolean', value: false)
diff --git a/src/plugins/PluginManager.cpp b/src/plugins/PluginManager.cpp
index 5b612d3f..d366793b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/PluginManager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/PluginManager.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-#ifdef CUTTER_ENABLE_PYTHON
+#ifdef CUTTER_ENABLE_PYTHON_BINDINGS
 #include <Python.h>
 #include <cutterbindings_python.h>
 #include "PythonManager.h"
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void PluginManager::loadPlugins()
         loadNativePlugins(nativePluginsDir);
     }
 
-#ifdef CUTTER_ENABLE_PYTHON
+#ifdef CUTTER_ENABLE_PYTHON_BINDINGS
     QDir pythonPluginsDir = pluginsDir;
     pythonPluginsDir.mkdir("python");
     if (pythonPluginsDir.cd("python")) {
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void PluginManager::loadNativePlugins(const QDir &directory)
     }
 }
 
-#ifdef CUTTER_ENABLE_PYTHON
+#ifdef CUTTER_ENABLE_PYTHON_BINDINGS
 
 void PluginManager::loadPythonPlugins(const QDir &directory)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/PluginManager.h b/src/plugins/PluginManager.h
index e02a529b..dcab409c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/PluginManager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/PluginManager.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ private:
 
     void loadNativePlugins(const QDir &directory);
 
-#ifdef CUTTER_ENABLE_PYTHON
+#ifdef CUTTER_ENABLE_PYTHON_BINDINGS
     void loadPythonPlugins(const QDir &directory);
     CutterPlugin *loadPythonPlugin(const char *moduleName);
 #endif