diff --git a/cmake/fixbundle.cmake.in b/cmake/fixbundle.cmake.in
index bd208200..1bfca2d0 100644
--- a/cmake/fixbundle.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/fixbundle.cmake.in
@@ -39,19 +39,24 @@ endfunction(gp_item_default_embedded_path_override)
 
 include (BundleUtilities)
 
-# copy qt plugins to bundle
-file (GLOB _plugins "@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/Build/OpenFlipper.app/Contents/Resources/Plugins/*.so")
-file (GLOB_RECURSE _qtplugins "@QT_PLUGINS_DIR@/*.bundle")
-foreach (_qtp ${_qtplugins})
-  get_filename_component(_dir "${_qtp}" PATH)
-  list(APPEND _qtdirs "${_dir}")
-endforeach ()
+if ( @BUILD_APPS@ )
+  message("Fixing up bundle ...")
 
-# Get library paths
-get_filename_component(_GlutDir "@GLUT_glut_LIBRARY@" PATH)
+  # copy qt plugins to bundle
+  file (GLOB _plugins "@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/Build/OpenFlipper.app/Contents/Resources/Plugins/*.so")
+  file (GLOB_RECURSE _qtplugins "@QT_PLUGINS_DIR@/*.bundle")
+  foreach (_qtp ${_qtplugins})
+    get_filename_component(_dir "${_qtp}" PATH)
+    list(APPEND _qtdirs "${_dir}")
+  endforeach ()
 
-# fix all dependencies
-fixup_bundle (@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/Build/bin/QtViewer "${_qtplugins}" "/usr/lib;${_qtdirs};${_GlutDir}")
+  # Get library paths
+  get_filename_component(_GlutDir "@GLUT_glut_LIBRARY@" PATH)
+
+  # fix all dependencies
+  fixup_bundle (@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/Build/bin/QtViewer "${_qtplugins}" "/usr/lib;${_qtdirs};${_GlutDir}")
+
+endif()
 
 # create qt plugin configuration file
 # file(WRITE "@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/Build/OpenMesh.app/Contents/Resources/qt.conf" "[Paths]\nPlugins = Resources/QtPlugins")