diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 56eb608ea..4f7f4eca6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ option(LLAMA_BUILD_TESTS     "llama: build tests"
 option(LLAMA_BUILD_TOOLS     "llama: build tools"                                                                ${LLAMA_STANDALONE})
 option(LLAMA_BUILD_EXAMPLES  "llama: build examples"                                                             ${LLAMA_STANDALONE})
 option(LLAMA_BUILD_SERVER    "llama: build server example"                                                       ${LLAMA_STANDALONE})
-option(LLAMA_BUILD_APP       "llama: build the unified binary"                                                   ON)
+option(LLAMA_BUILD_APP       "llama: build the unified binary"                                                   ${LLAMA_STANDALONE})
 option(LLAMA_BUILD_UI        "llama: build the embedded Web UI for server"                                       ON)
 option(LLAMA_USE_PREBUILT_UI "llama: use prebuilt UI from HF Bucket when available (requires LLAMA_BUILD_UI=ON)" ON)