diff --git a/src/build_targets.rs b/src/build_targets.rs
index a95e589..eb10d8d 100644
--- a/src/build_targets.rs
+++ b/src/build_targets.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ impl BuildTargets {
         use_meson_naming_convention: bool,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<BuildTargets> {
         let pc = targetdir.join(format!("{}.pc", &capi_config.pkg_config.filename));
-        let include = if capi_config.header.enabled {
+        let include = if capi_config.header.enabled && capi_config.header.generation {
             let mut header_name = PathBuf::from(&capi_config.header.name);
             header_name.set_extension("h");
             Some(targetdir.join(&header_name))