diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/cargo.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/cargo.bbclass
index 0829a58dd9..b583f84bdf 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/cargo.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/cargo.bbclass
@@ -61,9 +61,11 @@ cargo_do_install () {
 	for tgt in "${B}/target/${CARGO_TARGET_SUBDIR}/"*; do
 		case $tgt in
 		*.so|*.rlib)
-			install -d "${D}${rustlibdir}"
-			install -m755 "$tgt" "${D}${rustlibdir}"
-			have_installed=true
+                        if [ -n "${CARGO_INSTALL_LIBRARIES}" ]; then
+				install -d "${D}${rustlibdir}"
+				install -m755 "$tgt" "${D}${rustlibdir}"
+				have_installed=true
+			fi
 			;;
 		*examples)
 			if [ -d "$tgt" ]; then