diff --git a/runtime/CMakeLists.txt b/runtime/CMakeLists.txt
index 9db058b..e8e9a74 100644
--- a/runtime/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/runtime/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -340,6 +340,10 @@
 
 set(LIBOMP_LIB_FILE ${LIBOMP_LIB_NAME}${LIBOMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
 
+# Optional backwards compatibility aliases.
+set(LIBOMP_INSTALL_ALIASES TRUE CACHE BOOL
+  "Install libgomp and libiomp5 library aliases for backwards compatibility")
+
 # Print configuration after all variables are set.
 if(${LIBOMP_STANDALONE_BUILD})
   libomp_say("Operating System     -- ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}")
diff --git a/runtime/src/CMakeLists.txt b/runtime/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 777434d..c80f88d 100644
--- a/runtime/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/runtime/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -305,13 +305,15 @@
 
   install(TARGETS omp ${LIBOMP_INSTALL_KIND} DESTINATION lib${LIBOMP_LIBDIR_SUFFIX})
 
-  # Create aliases (symlinks) of the library for backwards compatibility
-  set(LIBOMP_ALIASES "libgomp;libiomp5")
-  foreach(alias IN LISTS LIBOMP_ALIASES)
-    install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND \"\${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -E create_symlink \"${LIBOMP_LIB_FILE}\"
-      \"${alias}${LIBOMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}\" WORKING_DIRECTORY
-      \$ENV{DESTDIR}\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib${LIBOMP_LIBDIR_SUFFIX})")
-  endforeach()
+  if(${LIBOMP_INSTALL_ALIASES})
+    # Create aliases (symlinks) of the library for backwards compatibility
+    set(LIBOMP_ALIASES "libgomp;libiomp5")
+    foreach(alias IN LISTS LIBOMP_ALIASES)
+      install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND \"\${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -E create_symlink \"${LIBOMP_LIB_FILE}\"
+        \"${alias}${LIBOMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}\" WORKING_DIRECTORY
+        \$ENV{DESTDIR}\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib${LIBOMP_LIBDIR_SUFFIX})")
+    endforeach()
+  endif()
 endif()
 install(
   FILES