diff --git a/misc/minicern/CMakeLists.txt b/misc/minicern/CMakeLists.txt
index bae895f701..8d721f97ab 100644
--- a/misc/minicern/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/misc/minicern/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
# CMakeLists.txt file for building ROOT misc/minicern package
############################################################################
-ROOT_LINKER_LIBRARY(minicern *.c *.f TYPE STATIC)
+ROOT_LINKER_LIBRARY(minicern *.c *.f TYPE STATIC NOINSTALL)
set_property(TARGET minicern PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
target_link_libraries(minicern ${CMAKE_Fortran_IMPLICIT_LINK_LIBRARIES})