diff --git a/desktop-ui/cmake/os-linux.cmake b/desktop-ui/cmake/os-linux.cmake
index 6e6a74da1..b5a4d31ea 100644
--- a/desktop-ui/cmake/os-linux.cmake
+++ b/desktop-ui/cmake/os-linux.cmake
@@ -4,18 +4,18 @@ mark_as_advanced(ARES_BUNDLE_SHADERS)
 # Stage and install slang shaders
 if(ARES_ENABLE_LIBRASHADER)
   if(TARGET libretro::slang_shaders)
-    add_custom_command(
-      OUTPUT "${ARES_BUILD_OUTPUT_DIR}/${ARES_INSTALL_DATA_DESTINATION}/Shaders/bilinear.slangp" POST_BUILD
-      COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E make_directory "${ARES_BUILD_OUTPUT_DIR}/${ARES_INSTALL_DATA_DESTINATION}/Shaders"
-      COMMAND cp -R "${slang_shaders_LOCATION}/." "${ARES_BUILD_OUTPUT_DIR}/${ARES_INSTALL_DATA_DESTINATION}/Shaders"
-      COMMENT "Copying slang shaders to staging directory"
-    )
-    add_custom_target(
-      bundled_shaders
-      DEPENDS "${ARES_BUILD_OUTPUT_DIR}/${ARES_INSTALL_DATA_DESTINATION}/Shaders/bilinear.slangp"
-    )
-    add_dependencies(desktop-ui bundled_shaders)
     if(ARES_BUNDLE_SHADERS)
+      add_custom_command(
+        OUTPUT "${ARES_BUILD_OUTPUT_DIR}/${ARES_INSTALL_DATA_DESTINATION}/Shaders/bilinear.slangp" POST_BUILD
+        COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E make_directory "${ARES_BUILD_OUTPUT_DIR}/${ARES_INSTALL_DATA_DESTINATION}/Shaders"
+        COMMAND cp -R "${slang_shaders_LOCATION}/." "${ARES_BUILD_OUTPUT_DIR}/${ARES_INSTALL_DATA_DESTINATION}/Shaders"
+        COMMENT "Copying slang shaders to staging directory"
+      )
+      add_custom_target(
+        bundled_shaders
+        DEPENDS "${ARES_BUILD_OUTPUT_DIR}/${ARES_INSTALL_DATA_DESTINATION}/Shaders/bilinear.slangp"
+      )
+      add_dependencies(desktop-ui bundled_shaders)
       install(
         DIRECTORY "${slang_shaders_LOCATION}"
         DESTINATION "${ARES_INSTALL_DATA_DESTINATION}/Shaders"