diff --git a/runtime/CMakeLists.txt b/runtime/CMakeLists.txt
index 9380ab5..67f1187 100644
--- a/runtime/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/runtime/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -192,8 +192,9 @@
   set(MINSIZEREL_BUILD TRUE)
 endif()
 
-# Include itt notify interface? Right now, always.
-set(LIBOMP_USE_ITT_NOTIFY TRUE)
+# Include itt notify interface?
+set(LIBOMP_USE_ITT_NOTIFY TRUE CACHE BOOL
+  "Enable ITT notify?")
 
 # normal, profile, stubs library.
 set(NORMAL_LIBRARY FALSE)
@@ -326,6 +327,7 @@
   libomp_say("Build                -- ${LIBOMP_BUILD}")
   libomp_say("Use Stats-gathering  -- ${LIBOMP_STATS}")
   libomp_say("Use Debugger-support -- ${LIBOMP_USE_DEBUGGER}")
+  libomp_say("Use ITT notify       -- ${LIBOMP_USE_ITT_NOTIFY}")
   libomp_say("Use OMPT-support     -- ${LIBOMP_OMPT_SUPPORT}")
   if(${LIBOMP_OMPT_SUPPORT})
     libomp_say("Use OMPT-blame       -- ${LIBOMP_OMPT_BLAME}")
diff --git a/runtime/src/kmp_config.h.cmake b/runtime/src/kmp_config.h.cmake
index dc37da0..f5ac6f1 100644
--- a/runtime/src/kmp_config.h.cmake
+++ b/runtime/src/kmp_config.h.cmake
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 #define KMP_ADJUST_BLOCKTIME 1
 #define BUILD_PARALLEL_ORDERED 1
 #define KMP_ASM_INTRINS 1
-#define USE_ITT_BUILD 1
+#define USE_ITT_BUILD LIBOMP_USE_ITT_NOTIFY
 #define INTEL_ITTNOTIFY_PREFIX __kmp_itt_
 #if ! KMP_MIC
 # define USE_LOAD_BALANCE 1
diff --git a/runtime/src/kmp_csupport.c b/runtime/src/kmp_csupport.c
index ef2391a..c469dae 100644
--- a/runtime/src/kmp_csupport.c
+++ b/runtime/src/kmp_csupport.c
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@
 
    // we need to wait for the proxy tasks before finishing the thread
    if ( task_team != NULL && task_team->tt.tt_found_proxy_tasks )
-        __kmp_task_team_wait(this_thr, serial_team, NULL ); // is an ITT object needed here?
+        __kmp_task_team_wait(this_thr, serial_team USE_ITT_BUILD_ARG(NULL) ); // is an ITT object needed here?
    #endif
 
     KMP_MB();
diff --git a/runtime/src/kmp_runtime.c b/runtime/src/kmp_runtime.c
index b80bbfd..fcddee7 100644
--- a/runtime/src/kmp_runtime.c
+++ b/runtime/src/kmp_runtime.c
@@ -3804,7 +3804,9 @@
     /* prepare the master thread for get_gtid() */
     __kmp_gtid_set_specific( gtid );
 
+#if USE_ITT_BUILD
     __kmp_itt_thread_name( gtid );
+#endif /* USE_ITT_BUILD */
 
     #ifdef KMP_TDATA_GTID
         __kmp_gtid = gtid;
@@ -3972,7 +3974,7 @@
         // the runtime is shutting down so we won't report any events
         thread->th.ompt_thread_info.state = ompt_state_undefined;
 #endif
-        __kmp_task_team_wait(thread, team, NULL );
+        __kmp_task_team_wait(thread, team USE_ITT_BUILD_ARG(NULL));
    }
 #endif