diff --git a/DDRec/CMakeLists.txt b/DDRec/CMakeLists.txt
index ad34a2a356ec0634930117b1332376451511c008..f4bd6f5d99e10f3598dd314c71163da3431c5855 100644
--- a/DDRec/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/DDRec/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,10 +48,18 @@ install(DIRECTORY include/DDRec
   DESTINATION include
   PATTERN ".svn" EXCLUDE )
 
-install(TARGETS DD4hepRec convertToGear
-  RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
-  LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
+if(DD4HEP_WITH_GEAR)
+  install(TARGETS DD4hepRec convertToGear
+    RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+    LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
+  )
+else()
+  install(TARGETS DD4hepRec
+    RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+    LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
   )
+endif()
+
 
 # to do: add corresponding uninstall...
 #-------------------------------------------------------