diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 19f73244..128340ad 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -128,6 +128,13 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(
 	[enable_device_default_io_ops="yes"]
 )
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(
+	[ntfs-3g],
+	[AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-ntfs-3g],[disable the ntfs-3g FUSE driver])],
+	,
+	[enable_ntfs_3g="yes"]
+)
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(
 	[ntfsprogs],
 	[AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-ntfsprogs],[disable ntfsprogs utilities
@@ -500,6 +507,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([RUN_LDCONFIG], [test "${enable_ldconfig}" = "yes"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([REALLYSTATIC], [test "${enable_really_static}" = "yes"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([INSTALL_LIBRARY], [test "${enable_library}" = "yes"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_MOUNT_HELPER], [test "${enable_mount_helper}" = "yes"])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_NTFS_3G], [test "${enable_ntfs_3g}" = "yes"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_NTFSPROGS], [test "${enable_ntfsprogs}" = "yes"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_EXTRAS], [test "${enable_extras}" = "yes"])
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index dc55ba0e..89ac5ce0 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ FUSE_CFLAGS = $(FUSE_MODULE_CFLAGS)
 FUSE_LIBS   = $(FUSE_MODULE_LIBS)
 endif
 
+if ENABLE_NTFS_3G
+
 bin_PROGRAMS	 = ntfs-3g.probe \
 		ntfs-3g.usermap \
 		ntfs-3g.secaudit
@@ -80,3 +82,5 @@ uninstall-local:
 if ENABLE_MOUNT_HELPER
 	$(RM) -f "$(DESTDIR)/sbin/mount.ntfs-3g" "$(DESTDIR)/sbin/mount.lowntfs-3g"
 endif
+
+endif # ENABLE_NTFS_3G