diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 40d60fcb564..038fd280477 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -324,6 +324,9 @@ include (libs/libcommon/cmake/find_cctz.cmake)
 if (ENABLE_MYSQL_STORAGE)
     include (libs/libmysqlxx/cmake/find_mysqlclient.cmake)
 endif()
+
+option (ENABLE_UNWIND "Enable libunwind (better stacktraces)" ON)
+
 include (libs/libdaemon/cmake/find_unwind.cmake)
 
 include (cmake/print_flags.cmake)