--- contrib/CMakeLists.txt	2023-03-24 08:05:20.000000000 -0500
+++ contrib/CMakeLists.txt	2023-04-07 17:52:51.095371000 -0500
@@ -24,10 +24,18 @@
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 include(BareosSetVariableDefaults)
 
-add_subdirectory(fd-plugins)
-if(NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "SunOS")
-  add_subdirectory(misc)
-endif()
-if(NOT client-only)
-  add_subdirectory(dir-plugins)
+if(python)
+  if(client-only)
+    add_subdirectory(fd-plugins)
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "SunOS")
+    if(client-only)
+      add_subdirectory(misc)
+    endif()
+  endif()
+
+  if(NOT client-only)
+    add_subdirectory(dir-plugins)
+  endif()
 endif()