diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 6a9a1dd..e99c2c5 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ blueprint_compiler = configure_file(
   configuration: {
     'VERSION': meson.project_version(),
   },
+  install: not meson.is_subproject(),
   install_dir: get_option('bindir'),
 )